--- samba-3.0.25/source/include/libsmbclient.h	2007-02-28 20:54:51.000000000 -0800
+++ samba-3.0.25/source/include/libsmbclient.h.new	2008-08-14 15:05:46.515494000 -0700
@@ -733,6 +733,22 @@
 
 SMBCCTX * smbc_set_context(SMBCCTX * new_context);
 
+/**@ingroup misc
+ *  Set the users credentials globally so they can be used for DFS
+ *  referrals. Probably best to use this function in the smbc_get_auth_data_fn
+ *  callback.
+ *  
+ *  @param workgroup    Workgroup of the user.
+ *       
+ *  @param user         Username of user.
+ *         
+ *  @param password     Password of user.
+ *
+ *  @param is_kerberos  Flag if kerberos should be used.
+ */
+
+void smbc_set_credentials(char *workgroup, char *user, char *password, int is_kerberos);
+
 /**@ingroup file
  * Open a file on an SMB server.
  *
--- samba-3.0.25/source/libsmb/libsmbclient.c	2007-04-09 10:30:58.000000000 -0700
+++ samba-3.0.25/source/libsmb/libsmbclient.c.new	2008-08-14 15:05:26.006554000 -0700
@@ -6604,6 +6604,24 @@
         return context;
 }
 
+/* Set the credentials so DFS will work when following referrals.*/
+void
+smbc_set_credentials(char *workgroup, char *user, char *password, int is_kerberos)
+{
+        struct user_auth_info auth_info;
+        pstrcpy(auth_info.username, user);
+        pstrcpy(auth_info.password, password);
+        auth_info.got_pass = True;
+        
+        if (is_kerberos) 
+             auth_info.use_kerberos = True;
+        else     
+             auth_info.use_kerberos = False;
+        
+        cli_cm_set_credentials(&auth_info);
+        set_global_myworkgroup(workgroup);
+}
+
 
 /* Return the verion of samba, and thus libsmbclient */
 const char *