Hi list.. a theorical question In this scenario banch office #1 Samba DC 3.0.7 <---- Proxy and SQL Users, authenticate through samba ^ local users#1 banch office #2 Win 2003 DC ^local users#2 Can samba use winbind to allow users from 2003 DC access to resources in the Samba DC?? can "\2003DC\userXX" access a share?? Can I map those users/groups to a Samba DC Users/groups?? Thanks a lot MRB http://www.lionix.com Linux