I do not understand the following output. The actual command and error are: juliet:/mnt # smbmount //compaq/mastertools /mnt/dos -o username=alan password=eunice Password: 10300: tree connect failed: ERRSRV - ERRbadpw (Bad password - name/password pair in a Tree Connect or Session Setup are invalid.) SMB connection failed It seems the user validates at the os level , but later fails when using the locked share - Why ? Relevant bits of smb.conf encrypt passwords = Yes security = user os level = 33 map to guest = Bad User log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m log level = 10 preferred master = True wins support = Yes default service = homes guest account = smbguest hosts allow = ALL [mastertools] path = /u01/mastertools writable = yes only user = yes valid users = alan wide links = no Using smbclient from a linux box to SAMBA on a linux box. I have tried the "Hour 13" document and all the other readme's and google search - tearing my hair out. Samba Version 2.2.1a, Suse Linux Much appreciated Andrew [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 2] smbd/reply.c:reply_sesssetup_and_X(990) Defaulting to Lanman password for alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 4] passdb/pass_check.c:pass_check(718) pass_check: Checking (PAM) password for user alan (l=6) [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 4] passdb/pampass.c:smb_pam_start(460) smb_pam_start: PAM: Init user: alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 4] passdb/pampass.c:smb_pam_start(475) smb_pam_start: PAM: setting rhost to: juliet.localnet [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 4] passdb/pampass.c:smb_pam_start(484) smb_pam_start: PAM: setting tty [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 4] passdb/pampass.c:smb_pam_start(492) smb_pam_start: PAM: Init passed for user: alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 4] passdb/pampass.c:smb_pam_auth(509) smb_pam_auth: PAM: Authenticate User: alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 4] passdb/pampass.c:smb_pam_auth(537) smb_pam_auth: PAM: User alan Authenticated OK [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 4] passdb/pampass.c:smb_pam_account(558) smb_pam_account: PAM: Account Management for User: alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 4] passdb/pampass.c:smb_pam_account(582) smb_pam_account: PAM: Account OK for User: alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 4] passdb/pampass.c:smb_pam_setcred(609) PAM: Account Management SetCredentials for User: alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 4] passdb/pampass.c:smb_pam_setcred(629) smb_pam_setcred: PAM: SetCredentials OK for User: alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 4] passdb/pampass.c:smb_pam_end(442) smb_pam_end: PAM: PAM_END OK. [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 7] param/loadparm.c:lp_servicenumber(3386) lp_servicenumber: couldn't find alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 3] param/loadparm.c:lp_add_home(1830) adding home directory alan at /home/alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] smbd/password.c:register_vuid(286) register_vuid: (501,100) alan ALAN STUSOFT guest=0 [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] smbd/password.c:register_vuid(296) register_vuid: allocated vuid = 100 and later in the log ... check_access: no hostnames in host allow/deny list. [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 2] lib/access.c:check_access(318) Allowed connection from (192.168.254.254) [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list alan [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 10] lib/username.c:user_in_list(407) user_in_list: checking user alan in list [2002/09/09 17:15:44, 2] smbd/service.c:make_connection(318) Invalid username/password for mastertools [alan]