Already added it as user amd$. smbpasswd won't let you add it as a machine unless it is in the linux passwd file. Any other ideas? Thanks, James Spinti jspinti at dartdist dot com 952-368-3278 ext. 396 952-368-3255 (fax) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Troy.A Johnson" <troy.johnson at health.state.mn.us> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Samba problem > Is the machine a user? > > If the machine were named "pickles" you would: > > % adduser pickles$ > > and maybe escape the '$' in 'pickles$' with a > backslash (\) or put the whole thing in single > quotes. > > I think that is all that is needed. Please correct me > if I am wrong, > > Troy >