[Samba] Error connecting to samba 3.0 alpha from windows

[Daniel J. Charboneau]

Samba logs the following   [2002/04/17 16:35:31, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:getsmbfilepwent(353)   getsmbfilepwent: malformed password entry (no :) [2002/04/17 16:35:31, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:getsmbfilepwent(353)   getsmbfilepwent: malformed password entry (no :) [2002/04/17 16:35:31, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:getsmbfilepwent(353)   getsmbfilepwent: malformed password entry (no :) [2002/04/17 16:35:31, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:getsmbfilepwent(353)   getsmbfilepwent: malformed password entry (no :) [2002/04/17 16:35:31, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:getsmbfilepwent(353)   getsmbfilepwent: malformed password entry (no :) [2002/04/17 16:35:31, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:getsmbfilepwent(353)   getsmbfilepwent: malformed password entry (no :) [2002/04/17 16:35:31, 0] auth/auth_domain.c:domain_client_validate(300)   domain_client_validate: Domain password server not available.   And windows says “a device attached to the system is not functioning properly”   When I try to connect by typing \\sambaserver\public   Any help as to why this is happening would be great.   Dan Charboneau (Samba Newbie)