[PLUG] Samba newbie smbstatus problem

[Ken Nowack]

> >
> > Failed to open byte range locking database
> > ERROR: Failed to initialise locking database
> > Can't initialise locking module - exiting
> 
> I took a look at the smbstatus command, and it
> appears to only tell you what 
> ACTIVE connections you have.  If you are not
> connected via smbclient to some 
> directory on the other end, it will not be doing any
> file locking, and will 
> not report any active user.  This may explain your
> error if you are just 
> checking smbstatus without any active client
> connected.
> 


Mine reports like so when I have no active
connections:

Samba version 2.2.3a
Service      uid      gid      pid     machine
----------------------------------------------

No locked files


So whatever error that is, it isn't about a lack a
clients :)

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