All, I have posted this issue before but received little response. The issue is when a user logs in to samba, sometimes it will give the "incorrect password or access to your server has been denied" error. This has happened to me (including others) and I know I typed the correct password. I will hit enter again at the log on box and then it will authenticate. I see nothing in the logs that gives me an idea as to what is happening. I do one of 3 things if it will not let a user log in: 1. smbpasswd -a user name 2. have the user retype their user name in the log on box 3. last resort: delete user in etc/passwd and /etc/samba/smbpasswd and re-enter them. There is no pattern that I can see, some times 1 will work, sometimes not. Same with 2 and 3. Could this be a bug? My setup is Red Hat 7.1 with smb 2.2.2 Any help or guidance is appreciated. Cheers, Tony ------------------------------- Tony Ricker Technology Coordinator SLUCare - P.M.O. St. Louis University Phone: 314.977.6844 E-mail: rickera2@slu.edu ------------------------------- "In the beginners mind, there are many possibilities. In the experts mind, there are few" - Shunryu Suzuki ------------------------------- "Think Different"