I start Samba process smbd and nmbd correctly But smbstatus did not run, it return : # ./smbstatus Samba version 2.0.5a Service uid gid pid machine ---------------------------------------------- ERROR: root did not create the semaphore ERROR: Failed to initialise share modes Can't initialise shared memory - exiting Here is an extract of log.smb : [2001/12/20 17:22:54, 1] smbd/server.c:(628) smbd version 2.0.5a started. Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1992-1998 [2001/12/20 17:22:54, 1] smbd/files.c:(216) file_init: Information only: requested 10000 open files, 100 are available. [2001/12/20 17:23:49, 0] locking/shmem_sysv.c:(597) ERROR: root did not create the semaphore [2001/12/20 17:23:49, 0] locking/locking.c:(174) ERROR: Failed to initialise share modes [2001/12/20 17:23:49, 0] locking/shmem_sysv.c:(597) ERROR: root did not create the semaphore [2001/12/20 17:23:49, 0] locking/locking.c:(174) ERROR: Failed to initialise share modes We use Samba 2.0.5 on an SCO Release 5.0.5, Kernel rel=3.2 128Mo RAM Can you give me some orientation in my problem ? Is it a memory space problem or something like this ? Thanks for your help -- Francois Heckler Transiciel Regions Lorraine 03.83.15.22.26 francois.heckler@est.transiciel.com --