Hi, I am trying to join my machine to an NTLM domain and i keep getting the following error: [2006/02/09 13:59:11, 0] utils/net_ads.c:ads_startup(186) ads_connect: Strong(er) authentication required Here is my smb.conf file: [global] winbind separator = + winbind cache time = 10 workgroup = DOMAIN security = ads winbind uid = 10000-20000 winbind gid = 10000-20000 winbind use default domain = yes realm = KDC.DOMAIN.COM client ntlmv2 auth = yes i join the domain by running: net ads join -S SERVER -w DOMAIN -U Username%Password, and once that has run, i run winbindd and nmbd. I have issued myself a kerberos ticket: Credentials cache: FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_0 Principal: OPTEQ@DOMAIN Issued Expires Principal Feb 9 13:14:54 Feb 9 23:14:54 krbtgt/DOMAIN@DOMAIN As far as i know, the domain in question doesnt require any other form of authentication. Could anyone provide me with a solution, this is VERY urgent... Thanks alot, Ian