Today i've compiled Samba 2.2.0-alpha2 on a Redhat 7.1b system. When i start nmbd and smbd there are no messages displayed, when i run smbstatus i get the following result: Samba version 2.2.0-alpha2 Service uid gid pid machine ---------------------------------------------- Failed to open byte range locking database ERROR: Failed to initialise locking database Can't initialise locking module - exiting. I've configured samba with; --with-lockdir=/var/lock/samba, and without! Both fail. Anyone?, thanks... Erick Borsboom, system administrator college Techniek studierichting Technische Informatica Marcellus Emantslaan 19 - 2274 XL - Voorburg - The Netherlands Tel. +31(0)70-3009900 - Fax: +31(0)70-3009910 Email: samba@ti.mon3aan.nl - Web: http://ti.mon3aan.nl