I convinced them to go with encrypted passowrds under Samba and it appears to have resolved the issue. Still wish I understood why it was happening but I doubt it will keep me up at night! :) Thanks for the help Nalin. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jim Williams President - General Manager Linux-Class.com Office:972.790.5914 Mobile:214.557.3626 Break Out of the Windows Box! Explore the possibilities of Open Source Software. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~