here is a snippet from xp after i try to login to the samba domain... any help would be appreciated... dns is working on linux box.... followed directions for samba PDC setup. The following error occurred when DNS was queried for the service location (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for domain RINUXUNIX.COM: The error was: "DNS name does not exist." (error code 0x0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR) The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.MINUXUNIX.COM Common causes of this error include the following: - The DNS SRV record is not registered in DNS. - One or more of the following zones do not include delegation to its child zone: MINUXUNIX.COM COM . (the root zone) For information about correcting this problem, click Help.