The 'log file' directive present into /etc/samba/smb.conf, released into the last samba update (samba-3.0.23-1.fc4) point to a missing folder. > [root@s-ivr-testlinux ~]# rpm -qa|grep samba > samba-3.0.23-1.fc5 > samba-client-3.0.23-1.fc5 > samba-common-3.0.23-1.fc5 > [root@s-ivr-testlinux ~]# rpm -e samba-common --nodeps > warning: /etc/samba/smb.conf saved as /etc/samba/smb.conf.rpmsave > [root@s-ivr-testlinux ~]# ll /etc/samba/smb.conf > ls: /etc/samba/smb.conf: No such file or directory > [root@s-ivr-testlinux ~]# rpm -ivh samba-common-3.0.23-1.fc5.i386.rpm > Preparing... ########################################### [100%] > 1:samba-common ########################################### [100%] > [root@s-ivr-testlinux ~]# grep log\ file /etc/samba/smb.conf > # this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine > log file = /usr/local/samba/var/%m.log > # Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb). > [root@s-ivr-testlinux ~]# ll /usr/local/samba/var/ > ls: /usr/local/samba/var/: No such file or directory I must fill a bugs into bugzilla for this? -- Dario Lesca <d.lesca@xxxxxxxxxx>