Damn, My current new code (password server = "*") auto finds the PDC's, but then fails to connect for the domain authentication as I don't have the right "called name" (ie. the NetBIOS name of the PDC), just the IP address. Still working on the feature...... I have some ideas. Regards, Jeremy Allison, Samba Team. -- -------------------------------------------------------- Buying an operating system without source is like buying a self-assembly Space Shuttle with no instructions. --------------------------------------------------------