About the user name problem : Since I have to log on to the NT machine in a specific user, and my Linux user name is different, I have just added this user name into my /etc/passwd. Now you have two options - either define it a totally new user (it is O.K. if you like it to access a predefined shared directory), or assign the same user I.D. (and probably home directory) as the original Linux user name. The multiple usernames on the same user I.D. give you exactly the same permission. When parsing user I.D. back to username, the first occurance in the file will be the output. Just try it and write ls -l. To see what I mean. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ask not for whom the bell tolls, and you will pay only the station-to-station rate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Iftach Hyams [EMAIL PROTECTED] 972-4-8315605 ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]