> Your domain is not the logon domain of the machine you're sitting in front of. Try `mkpasswd -c', or `getent passwd +', both of whihc should do what you're looking for. Thanks, Corinna, Indeed, "mkpasswd -c" worked nicely. Jochen SAG Consulting Services GmbH - Sitz/Registered office: Uhlandstraße 9, 64297 Darmstadt, Germany - Registergericht/Commercial register: Darmstadt HRB 85598 Geschäftsführer/Managing Directors: Michael Hagedorn, Klaus Katz, Arno Theiß - http://www.softwareag.com BKCB؛[H\ܝΈY[K؛[\˚[BTNY[K٘\KB[][ێY[K˚[B[XܚXH[ΈY[K[ [XܚXK\[\CBB