> Check out the SMB HOWTO. Win9x/NT encrypts the password, while samba > expects un-crypted. The howto suggests registry fixes for 9x and NT but > has no info for 2k (at least not on my in-machine file). It does Isn't it the same in Win2k? But I suggest to use encrypted passwords in samba prior to disable encryption in all your clients. Workes fine and isn't that complicated it sounds to be. BTW: please respect the 25% quoting rules... thanks. Juergen