here is a copy of my smb.conf file [Stealth@Nooblesse Stealth]$ cat /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] workgroup = Tightwork server string = samba server hosts allow = all log level = 2 log file = /usr/local/samba/var/samba.log security = share # encrypt passwords = yes ## some printer settings printcap name = /etc/printcap load printers = yes # printer driver file = /usr/local/samba/printers.def printing = lprng # log file log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log max log size = 0 security = user ###################################################################### ############################## Passwords And Users # ###################################################################### ######################### unix password sync = true passwd chat = *new password* %n\n *new password* %n\n *changed* passwd chat debug = false passwd program = /bin/passwd %u update encrypted = no encrypt passwords = yes smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd username map = /etc/samba/smbusers pam password change = yes ## Go Go Go! fast socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 ### just making sure the propagation is set right # interfaces = 192.168.1.101 ##linux is king, master browser local master = yes os level = 33 ##no proxies at all.. dns proxy = no #============================================================================================ Share Definitions =============================================================================================[homes] comment = Home Directories browseable = yes public = yes #path = /home writeable = yes valid users = %S create mode = 0664 directory mode = 0775 ### printers [print$] printer = Printer comment = All Printers #path = /var/spool/samba/ browseable = yes # security... guest ok = yes writable = no printable = yes [Stealth] path = /home/Stealth browseable = yes guest ok = yes read only = yes valid users = Stealth [Administrator$] path=/home/Administrator browseable = yes guest ok = no read only = yes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- this used to work, till i reinstaled windows, yes on windows i do have the same users/passwords/workgroup, the shares are displayed but, it will ask me for user name, but it just wont display files or .... 'work' heh, please help