Everytime I install Samba on Debian 2.4.27, And I check smbstatus I get this: tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/run/samba/brlock.tdb: No such file or directory Failed to open byte range locking database tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/run/samba/locking.tdb: No such file or directory ERROR: Failed to initialise locking database Can't initialise locking module - exiting If I take the locking.tdb and brlocking.tdb from another system running a later kernel 2.2.20, it will work. But when you restart the machine you get the same error... Don't know if this is a bug or missing files somehow... Just thought you should know. Levi levi@internetpro.net