Hello to all. I have a HP-UX Workstation B180L running PARISC-Linux (Debian) 3.0 when i run apt-get install samba (whitch is the default way) everything installs it ask me if i want to run as deamon or inetd: i have tested both.. same result :/ I have also converted /etc/passwd to smbpasswd file bonzo:/etc/samba# l total 16 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 59 Feb 1 14:00 debian_config -rw------- 1 root root 696 Feb 1 14:21 secrets.tdb -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 280 Feb 1 14:08 smb.conf -rw------- 1 root root 3022 Feb 1 14:00 smbpasswd when i try to start samba i get following error in my logfile. [2002/02/01 14:21:45, 0] passdb/secrets.c:secrets_init(43) Failed to open /etc/samba/secrets.tdb [2002/02/01 14:21:45, 0] lib/messages.c:message_init(97) ERROR: Failed to initialise messages database nmbd -D starts but not smbd -D ============ my smb.conf ============bonzo:/etc/samba# cat smb.conf # Samba config file created using SWAT # from gab4-238.gbg.ehpt.com (136.225.217.237) # Date: 2002/02/01 14:08:59 # Global parameters [global] workgroup = EHSNT netbios name = BONZO server string encrypt passwords = Yes [tmp] path = /tmp read only = No guest ok = Yes ========= EOF ===================== as you can see nothing to make any major errors in.. (Im using SWAT) I encounter the same error when compileing 2.2.2 samba from source.. Do you have any sugestions?? the server is intend to be a file server for me and my working friends. Best Regards Mattias Ryrl?n TSA & Tools Engineer Ericsson Radio Systems AB PDU Activation,Interconnect and Mediation Tel: +46 31 746 2944 Fax: +46 31 746 2840 Mobile: See Direct E-mail: mattias.ryrlen@ehs.ericsson.se -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed