Hello, I am setting up Samba 3.0 on a RedHat ES 3.0 machine (Intel h/w). I want to try to get Samba authenticating with Active Directory and am somewhat confused by all of the installation/config doc out there. I have the Kerb 5 software installed on my machine as well as the LDAP software that is suggested. My questions are these: 1) Is Kerberos REQUIRED for me to get Samba authenticating in a W2K domain or is it just a good idea from a security standpoint? If required, what is a good source for quick-start installation/config? I have found a bunch of Kerberos howto doc, but it looks rather involved. What would be the quickest way to get Kerberos going? 2) What other steps do I need to get this whole thing authenticating? (e.g. LDAP?) Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Dean Obry Dean Obry Technical Services Lead Georgia-Pacific Corporation email: dean.obry@gapac.com phone: 920-438-2662