Hi I went into /etc/rc.d/init.d and compared two Cooker, one with problem and one from 26/2 without. The only thing that was different was functions, so I copied that one over and renamed the existing one.
But - the problem still remains. guran -- Mandrake Linux 8.2 Cooker kernel-2.4.18.2mdk-1-1mdk version:2002-03-02-01:37
