if you call smbstatus just after install you get an error message: Couldn't open status file /var/lock/samba/STATUS..LCK Could you modify the program such that it creates this file if it is not there. A touch STATUS..LCK helps Rgds Dieter -- Rechenzentrum Computing Center Universitaet Stuttgart University of Stuttgart Dieter Raith Dieter Raith Allmandring 30 Allmandring 30 D-70550 Stuttgart D-70550 Stuttgart (Germany) Tel 0711 685 4516 Tel +49 (711) 685 4516 Fax 0711 682 357 Fax +49 (711) 682 357