Hi Just one final remark about password sync. in NIS environment: If in your NIS configuration the passwd/shadow source files are the ones in /etc, then the solution is very simple. You can use the normal "passwd" program and then arrange for "pwupdate" command to be called so the NIS database is updated. If if your NIS database is independent from "/etc/passwd" then a solution like the one I've pointed is required: http://linuxconsulting.planetaclix.pt/soft/smb2nis.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andr? Moreira (http://www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/~andre) Linux Consulting (http://linuxconsulting.planetaclix.pt) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------