run testparm
check the "lock dir" entry; it's
possible that the specified dir doesn't exist
and/or has the wrong rights.
The default dir is set to /var/spool/lock on mine.
Older samba releases were in /var/lock, IIRC.
Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A. Dishong [mailto:adishong@attbi.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 10:07 AM
> To: samba@samba.org
> Subject: [Samba] Error on locking database
>
>
> I have installed Samba 2.2.2 on Solaris 8 Sun Blade. Samba
> starts but I
> can not see any workgroup and when "smbstatus" is started I get
the
> following error:
>
> Samba version 2.2.2
> Service uid gid pid machine
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> Failed to open byte range locking database
> ERROR: Failed to initialise locking database
> Can't initialise locking module - exiting
>
> Any ideas, thanks Andy
>
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