A newbie question. Does Samba rely on portmap in any way? I know nfs and nis do. I was trying to lock down a box and turn off anything uneccesary, and I dont have a good idea what is neccesary. JoJo -- JoJo Almario Network Administrator Intrah /UNC School of Medicine Office - 919-843-5145 Fax - 919-966-6816 jalmario at intrah.org