smtpfwdd[352]: can't open semaphore file in "/var/smtpd/mqueue" (Permission denied) - bye!

[Jon Reynolds]

The Subject of this email is the error i get at startup after i hit ctrl+c,
when i reboot my system(freebsd4.3rc2)it hangs when trying to start qmail it
looks like this:

[1] 220
  qmail
status: loal 0/10 remote 0/20

at this point it hangs and will go no further until i hit ctrl+c when that
is done i get the:

smtpfwdd[352]: can't open semaphore file in "/var/smtpd/mqueue" (Permission
denied) - bye!

This is my first time installing qmail and it has been a harrowing
experience :)

Any help would be most appreciated,

Jon