installation-problem with smbd2.03 on vms5.5-2 system

[Eckart Meyer]

> why do I get this:
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>- -
> $ run testparm
> Load smb config files from /samba_root/lib/smb.conf
> Processing section "[homes]"
> Processing section "[printers]"
> Loaded services file OK.
> ERROR: lock directory /samba_root/var/locks does not exist
> ???????????????????????????????
> Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions


Perhaps testparm doesn't like some protections bits. I don't know off-hand 
what testparm is expecting here. Obviously NMBD does not have problems.


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> But I have:
>
>
> $ sh log samba_root
>    "SAMBA_ROOT" = "DKA300:[SAMBA203.]" (LNM$SYSTEM_TABLE)
>
> $dir dka300:[samba203.var]
>
> Directory DKA300:[SAMBA203.VAR]
>
> LOCKS.DIR;1         LOG.NMB;1           LOG.SMB;1
> NMBD_STARTUP.LOG;2
> NMBD_STARTUP.LOG;1
>
> Total of 5 files.
> $ dir dka300:[samba203.var.locks]
>
> Directory DKA300:[SAMBA203.VAR.LOCKS]
>
> BROWSE.DAT;1        NMBD.PID;1
>
> Total of 2 files.
> $
>
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>
> So I would expect that everything is o.k.?


This means that your smb.conf *seems* ok, i.e. does not have syntax errors. 
Not much more.

Eckart