When I recompile and install samba then try to run swat , i get to the user/ password screen , enter root and password , and hey presto , it fails if I edit /etc/shadow root:$1$/mQTx/rj$bf8dpjI9bR.4ygERzsin61:11534:0::::: and change the password to DbIyeMzwAhup6 root:DbIyeMzwAhup6:11534:0::::: suddenly SWAT it works how do i get swat to recognise the password that passwd puts in /etc/shadow? build options ( from slackware source ftp) are ./configure \ --with-fhs \ --prefix=/usr \ --localstatedir=/var \ --bindir=/usr/bin \ --sbindir=/usr/sbin \ --sysconfdir=/etc \ --with-configdir=/etc/samba \ --with-privatedir=/etc/samba/private \ --with-codepagedir=/etc/codepages \ --with-smbmount \ --with-quotas \ --with-syslog \ --with-utmp \ --with-netatalk \ --with-sambabook=/usr/share/swat/using_samba \ --with-ssl \ --with-sslinc=/usr/include/openssl \ --with-msdfs \ --with-vfs \ i386-slackware-linux -- John Duthie <john@dyatron.co.nz> Dyatron Systems 1 Rankin Ave P.O. BOX 15001 New Lynn New Lynn Auckland. Auckland. Phone: +64 9 8260030 Fax: +64 9 8260047