Judging by the number of folks with the same error ... this must be common. log.smb *** Can't create or use IPC area. File Exists *** I was getting this too ... and I searched thru a-bunch-o archives until I found this post: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=samba&m=97485397809215&w=2 I was running Mandrake 7.1 ... and I'm not really even sure what the diff is between the "secure" kernel and the "regular" kernel ... but ... I see folks using other distros and even other OS's having what appears to be the same problem ... all I can say is ... this fixed me! Kenny /* Meaning cannot be found in work or leisure but has to arise out of the nature of the activity itself. */