I think: smbpasswd works only for users who are in the passwordfile of samba. If you want smbpasswd to work, add a line for this user to the smbpasswd file (with all XX's in itt). -- Franky Van Liedekerke, BSC System Support Webmaster Dep.: VA94 Tel.: (32)3/450 3277 Fax : (32)3/450 3558 mailto:liedekef at mcd.alcatel.be