Sorry if this is a faq, known issue, or otherwise easy to solve problem - have searched lists, docs, web etc, and don't find answer. I have a Samba server (3.0.14) running on a remote (Debian) fileserver. I now need to mount the fileserver on a Windows XP laptop. I can successfully "map network drive" and mount the filserver on the Windows computer. The problem is that all files on the Windows machine are listed as being owned by "my_windows_username" and group "root", and I cannot write any files, (because those are not the correct ownerships on the fileserver). I do not want to change the ownership of the files. I believe the server must recognize my login correctly, otherwise I shouldn't be able to "map the drive". I have tried various ways of mapping: "login as different user"; creating a user account on the Windows computer with identical login name, passwd info, etc, and all of these ways "work". This is the ouput from testparm: # Global parameters [global] workgroup = RB server string = %h server (Samba %v) obey pam restrictions = Yes passdb backend = tdbsam, guest passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n . syslog = 0 log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 1000 dns proxy = No panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d invalid users = root [homes] comment = Home Directories create mask = 0700 directory mask = 0700 browseable = No [printers] comment = All Printers path = /tmp create mask = 0700 printable = Yes browseable = No [print$] comment = Printer Drivers path = /var/lib/samba/printers I have an /etc/samba/smbusers file with the single line: pm = "pm" Thank you for any help. --