If you have any @ or % signs in your password, double them when you enter it for efs. I have never looked at the source to see why this happens (some stuff for dealing with ancient UNIX systems?), but it solves the problem for me. -- Dave Goldberg Post: The Mitre Corporation\MS B305\202 Burlington Rd.\Bedford, MA 01730 Phone: 781-271-3887 Email: dsg@mitre.org