diff -u mrtg-2.12.2/bin/mrtg mrtg-2.12.2/bin/mrtg
--- mrtg-2.12.2/bin/mrtg
+++ mrtg-2.12.2/bin/mrtg
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 }
 
 
+use File::Basename;
 use FindBin;
 use lib "${FindBin::Bin}";
 use lib "${FindBin::Bin}${main::SL}..${main::SL}lib${main::SL}mrtg2";
@@ -1642,6 +1643,7 @@
           unless  $$ == $read;
     } else {
         # now, lets do it the UNIX way ... Daves work ...
+		mkdir dirname($lockfile);
         open(LOCK,">$templock") or die "ERROR: Creating templock $templock: $!";
         $main::Cleanfile = $templock;
         if (!link($templock,$lockfile)) { # Lock file exists - deal with it.
diff -u mrtg-2.12.2/debian/changelog mrtg-2.12.2/debian/changelog
--- mrtg-2.12.2/debian/changelog
+++ mrtg-2.12.2/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+mrtg (2.12.2-2) dapper; urgency=low
+
+  * Create /var/lock/mrtg if it doesn't exist (closes: #30428)
+
+ -- Rocco Stanzione <grasshopper@linuxkungfu.org>  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:46:09 -0500
+
 mrtg (2.12.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release