run testparm check the "lock dir" entry; it's possible that the specified dir doesn't exist and/or has the wrong rights.
The default dir is set to /var/spool/lock on mine. Older samba releases were in /var/lock, IIRC. Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: A. Dishong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 10:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Samba] Error on locking database > > > I have installed Samba 2.2.2 on Solaris 8 Sun Blade. Samba > starts but I > can not see any workgroup and when "smbstatus" is started I get the > following error: > > Samba version 2.2.2 > Service uid gid pid machine > ---------------------------------------------- > > Failed to open byte range locking database > ERROR: Failed to initialise locking database > Can't initialise locking module - exiting > > Any ideas, thanks Andy > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
