I have been trying to get Samba to work now for two days and still have had no luck. Could someone post a copy of a working smb.conf that is working for them. I will change the names of my computers if I can get this thing to work. Please note any special directories that I may need to create and scripts if i need any. I would like the Samba server to act like a PDC. I am so frustrated with this I am ready to just go buy a copy of NT Server......I think the thing that I am frustrated with is that I know it's something simple but being a newbie I just can't get it going....ARG!!!!! Here's a copy of my latest attempt from a HOWto I found at Samba.org [global] netbios name = Samba Server workgroup = workgroup1 os level = 34 preferred master = yes domain master = yes local master = yes security = user encrypt passwords = yes domain logons = yes logon path = \\%N\profiles\%u logon drive = H: logon home = \\homeserver\%u logon script = logon.cmd [netlogon] path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon read only = yes write list = ntadmin [profiles] path = /export/smb/ntprofile read only = no create mask = 0600 directory mask = 0750 Thanks for your anticipated help.....I'll even amke the long distance call if you would think it would be easier!!! Let me know!!

what is actually the problem? error messages? log entries? (smb.log, nmbd.log, messages, daemon.log)

I can see the server in the network neighborhood but that's it. If I double click on it I get a message saying "workgroup1 not accessible" "The nework path was not found" If I try to change my W2K machine to access a domain using the computer account that I created I get the error message " The following error occurred validating the name "workgroup1"" "The specified domain either doesn not exist or could not be contacted" That's it! can't do or get anything else. Thnaks, Tony

im not sure if it makes a diff but try to write workgroup1 in capital letters first of all; then...are the machines all on the same subnet? "If I try to change my W2K machine to access a domain using the computer account that I created I get the error message [...]" this will only work if you have a dns entry, so dont use that on local workgroups. please check smb.log and nmbd.log for errors and accesses and post anything interesting.

Try changing the security setteing to share.

I have tried changing the font to cps & lowercase. No difference. I have tried to change the security to share. No difference. I have changed the host name to the same as the netbios name. I have checked all addressing and it looks fine. I have looked in the log files and haven't seen anything peculiar except when it says the it has been elected on the subnet it refers to it's address not the subnet. Other than that I am still NOWHERE!!!!! HELP!!!!! Guys thanks for your help. I really appreciate it. Tony

So I'm an idiot! I had the firewall on and it was blocking my trying to join the domain. ARG!!!! I seem to be getting somewhere....I'll keep you posted!! Thanks, Tony