Hello, I've Googled and done some mailing list searches, but can't figure out the following . When a user on a Windows 2000 machine attempts to change their password, the change gets applied to /etc/passwd, but not to smbpasswd. The error I receive from Windows is: "The system cannot change your password right now because the domain .. Is not available". (The domain is available as far as I can tell). My Samba logs show the following: [2004/04/27 10:44:57, 0] smbd/chgpasswd.c:check_oem_password(832) check_oem_password: incorrect password length (1985167808). Thanks in advance for any help you can give . I've just re-inherited a client from a year ago where the HD's completely crashed and the jackass who was here didn't do any backups. When I left a year ago it worked . now, I'm not sure what the deal is. James Here's my smb.conf . [global] workgroup = PJGLEASE.COM netbios name = SERVE-ON server string = Workgroup Server passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *new*UNIX*password* %n\n *Retype*new*UNIX*password* %n\n *passwd:*password*updated*successfully* passwd chat debug = Yes passwd chat timeout = 5 unix password sync = Yes log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 50 name resolve order = wins lmhosts hosts bcast printcap name = cups add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g machines -c 'Machine Account' -s /bin/false -M %u logon script = logon.bat logon drive = Z: logon home = \\serve-on\%u domain logons = Yes os level = 65 preferred master = Yes domain master = Yes wins support = Yes ldap ssl = no printing = cups [homes] comment = Home Directories path = %H read only = No browseable = No [netlogon] comment = Network Logon Service path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon guest ok = Yes browseable = No share modes = No [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba create mask = 0600 guest ok = Yes printable = Yes use client driver = Yes default devmode = Yes browseable = No [office] comment = Public Stuff path = /home/office write list = @office force group = +office read only = No create mask = 0660 directory mask = 0770 guest ok = Yes [postoffice] comment = MS Mail PostOffice path = /home/postoffice write list = @office read only = No guest ok = Yes [ImageClass] comment = CANON ImageClass 4000 path = /var/spool/samba read only = No create mask = 0600 guest ok = Yes printable = Yes printer name = ImageClass use client driver = Yes default devmode = Yes oplocks = No share modes = No -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba