when issuing a net user command to list user accounts I get the following: net user Password: root's password: [2005/05/25 17:17:11, 0] utils/net_ads.c:ads_startup(191) ads_connect: Transport endpoint is not connected Is this normal? Since I'm new to samba 3 I'm worried that I've missconfigured something. relavent server configs security = user passdb backend = tdbsam This is a stand alone server that I want to eventually turn into a domain controller. -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing"