I have having problems with what should be a fairly simple configuration. I have a PDC and a Member server accessed by several windows workstation. The PDC seem to be working fine, but every time I restart the network (usually for an update) all users have problems accessing the shares on the Member Server. Sometimes only a few share are accessible. sometime none. I have been able to get it to work eventually, but I still can figure our what is causing the problem. Perhaps someone here can help, PDC Globals [global] workgroup = ATLANTA server string = %h mail passwd server (Samba, Ubuntu) passdb backend = tdbsam passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . syslog = 0 log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 1000 time server = Yes hostname lookups = Yes logon path = \\THELMA\%U\.profiles logon drive = U: logon home = \\THELMA\%U domain logons = Yes domain master = Yes preferred master = Yes security = user Member Server Globals [global] workgroup = ATLANTA server string = %h file server (Samba, Ubuntu) security = domain password server = 192.168.1.24 log level = 3 syslog = 0 log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 1000 wins proxy = yes wins server = 192.168.1.24 panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d idmap uid = 10000-20000 idmap gid = 10000-20000 template shell = /bin/bash name resolve order = wins bcast hosts hosts allow = 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 username map = /etc/samba/smbusers winbind enum groups = yes winbind enum users = yes Working Share [Projects] path = /files/Lucretia/Projects comment = Project Specific Data force group = samba read only = no # valid users = @"ATLANTA\Domain Users" create mask = 0764 directory mask = 0775 Not Working Share [Office] comment = General Office Data path = /files/Lucretia/Office force group = samba # valid users = @"ATLANTA\Domain Users" read only = No create mask = 0764 directory mask = 0775 On the Member Server wbinfo -u lists the users getent passwd lists users net usersidlist lists the users On the PDC Smbclient fails with this error Domain=[ATLANTA] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.28a] tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED Another odd thing I've notices is that whne browsing the network under windows there are two Workgroups shpown, the correct one ATLANTA and another empty oen with the name of the PDC/login server THELMA. That doesn't seem quite right. -- Robert Steinmetz, AIA Principal Steinmetz & Associates