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Hi all, I have a strange problem with the Samba server as PDC. I periodically get the error message "No domain server was available to validate your password". But, at other times it would login fine and execute the login scripts to handle all the map drives. I don't have the slightest clue where the problem is. When the problem arise, I don't even need to do anything about it.

I have a standard Redhat 7.2 install of Samba running on a firewall. My Win2K machine is working well using a shared drive and a Epson printer via samba. My Win98 box will not connect. I have checked and an account exist for this box (via smbpasswrd) but it claims the password is invalid. How do I check this out? I can see no place in Win98 where I can check the user name and the password I have supplied is rejected Thanks. JD ** I'm using encrypted password. I would like to stay that way if this problem with Win98 is not related.

Set-up Mandrake 8.2 Samba 2.2.3 Problem description When changing the password of an existing user or adding a new user they can not logon from a WinXP Pro machine. Existing users can logon OK from WinXP Pro and Win98. New users, and those with password changed, can logon from a Win98 machine (smbclient \\\\server_name\\share_name -U user_name works OK). I have started an stopped samba but it