Hi to all here is my problem i have one very simple share [files] here is the permissions of directory fileserver data # ls /home/samba/data/ -la total 16 drwsrws--x 4 alan acct 4096 Apr 4 04:58 . drwxr-xr-x 3 alan users 4096 Apr 4 04:55 .. drwsrws-wx 2 alan acct 4096 Apr 4 04:58 alan drwsrws-wx 2 ldbl acct 4096 Apr 4 04:58 ldbl Here is samba version fileserver data # smbd -V Version 3.0.24 Here is smb status Samba version 3.0.24 PID Username Group Machine ------------------------------------------------------------------- 19035 ldbl acct nedelchev (192.168.0.100) Service pid machine Connected at ------------------------------------------------------- IPC$ 19035 nedelchev Thu Apr 5 14:07:17 2007 No locked files and here is mu smb.conf [global] workgroup = BTL show add printer wizard = No security = USER log level = 3 [files] comment = Work area files path = /home/samba/data/%U valid users = %S read only = No I have group acct and user ldbl password is set fo user ldbl with passwd and smbpasswd. I'm login to samba server without problem with user ldbl .But when i try to open share files i must type user name and password again and i can't login. I fount this in log files Got user=[ldbl] domain=[NEDELCHEV] workstation=[NEDELCHEV] len1=24 len2=24 check_ntlm_password: Checking password for unmapped user [NEDELCHEV]\[ldbl]@[NEDELCHEV] with the new password interface check_ntlm_password: mapped user is: [FILESERVER]\[ldbl]@[NEDELCHEV] check_ntlm_password: sam authentication for user [ldbl] succeeded check_ntlm_password: authentication for user [ldbl] -> [ldbl] -> [ldbl] succeeded User name: ldbl Real name: UNIX uid 1000 is UNIX user ldbl, and will be vuid 101 Adding homes service for user 'ldbl' using home directory: '/home/ldbl' nedelchev (192.168.0.100) connect to service IPC$ initially as user ldbl (uid=1000, gid=440) (pid 19035) user 'ldbl' (from session setup) not permitted to access this share (files) user 'ldbl' (from session setup) not permitted to access this share (files) Can anybody give me some hint. Thanks.