Whenever I type smbstatus, I now get the following: "Couldn't open status file /var/lock/samba/STATUS..LCK" I've stopped, then restarted /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start, but still get the message, and of course and I can't smbmount any drives from my doze boxes. I get a good ping from both doze ip addreses, but can't mount them. The dozers are all configured TCP/IP correctly with the correct file and print sharing stuff. My smb.conf file (I think) has all the right stuff in it but wouldn't know for sure if there were neon signs flashing, "Kenny, you moron, here's the problem." If you have any suggestions, remember to type slowly. I'm a VERY newbie Linux user. TIA Ken Russell --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org