Hi there, after upgrading from samba -2.2.1a to 2.2.3a under SuSE Linux 7.2, I've got the following error-message in the samba-log-file, when a user logged in with the windows-client: [2002/03/27 08:48:43, 0] passdb/pampass.c:smb_pam_passcheck(827) smb_pam_passcheck: PAM: smb_pam_auth failed - Rejecting User winuser ! The user can connect to any server and got any mappings - only this message will be displayed in der /var/log/samba/log.SERVER. My environment: SuSE 7.2 / Kernel 2.4.16 Samba 2.2.3a Clients: Win9x (with PlainPasswords enabled) Here is the global-section of my smb.conf: [global] workgroup = labor log file = /var/log/samba/log.%h max log size = 10000 log level = 0 guest account = nobody keep alive = 30 os level = 2 security = user debug level = 0 passwd chat debug = Yes encrypt passwords = No null passwords = Yes kernel oplocks = No socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY preserve case = No default case = lower printing = bsd printcap name = /etc/printcap load printers = yes interfaces = 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0 wins support = yes logon script = netlogon.bat domain logons = yes domain master = yes Hope, someone can help me, thanxxxxxx ;-) -- Set the controls for the heart of the sun Peter