Hi > the mentioned passwords were simply "Berlin". Thus maybe too short. IIRC the minimal lenght is 8 char, with 2 type of char (in the sense of the minimal kerberos requirements) Regars Giorgio -- Giorgio Pioda - Sysadmin SPSE-Tenero Cell +41 79 629 20 63 Tel +41 58 468 62 48 Fax +41 58 468 61 98