it is used in the script http://www.debian.org/mirror/anonftpsync I tried loading lockfile-progs but it doesn't have the program. It does have lockfile-create but this clearly isn't the same program or more precisely the line if lockfile -! -l 43200 -r 0 "$LOCK"; then echo `hostname` is unable to start rsync, lock file exists exit 1 fi in the above script fails..Anyone know what's up... I am trying to mirror the archive locally. -walter