ok... this is realy strange just realized this system has no "/var/log/message" file.... root@ubuntu:/var/log# ls alternatives.log apport.log.1 btmp dmesg.3.gz dpkg.log.7.gz kern.log.1 mail.log pm-powersave.log.4.gz syslog ufw.log alternatives.log.1 apt btmp.1 dmesg.4.gz faillog kern.log.2.gz mail.log.1 pm-suspend.log syslog.1 unattended-upgrades alternatives.log.2.gz auth.log ConsoleKit dpkg.log fontconfig.log kern.log.3.gz mail.log.2.gz pm-suspend.log.1 syslog.2.gz upstart alternatives.log.3.gz auth.log.1 cups dpkg.log.1 fsck kern.log.4.gz mail.log.3.gz pm-suspend.log.2.gz syslog.3.gz wtmp alternatives.log.4.gz auth.log.2.gz dist-upgrade dpkg.log.2.gz hp lastlog news pm-suspend.log.3.gz syslog.4.gz wtmp.1 alternatives.log.5.gz auth.log.3.gz dmesg dpkg.log.3.gz installer libvirt pm-powersave.log pm-suspend.log.4.gz syslog.5.gz Xorg.0.log alternatives.log.6.gz auth.log.4.gz dmesg.0 dpkg.log.4.gz jockey.log lightdm pm-powersave.log.1 pycentral.log syslog.6.gz Xorg.0.log.old alternatives.log.7.gz boot dmesg.1.gz dpkg.log.5.gz jockey.log.1 mail.err pm-powersave.log.2.gz samba syslog.7.gz Xorg.1.log apport.log boot.log dmesg.2.gz dpkg.log.6.gz kern.log mail.err.1 pm-powersave.log.3.gz speech-dispatcher udev Xorg.1.log.old root@ubuntu:/var/log# grep smbd syslog May 2 08:07:11 ubuntu kernel: [11604.133775] init: smbd main process (1144) killed by TERM signal root@ubuntu:/var/log# grep nmbd syslog May 2 08:08:14 ubuntu kernel: [11667.017664] init: nmbd pre-start process (23279) terminated with status 1 May 2 08:08:36 ubuntu kernel: [11688.816810] init: nmbd pre-start process (23456) terminated with status 1 May 2 22:46:02 ubuntu kernel: [12551.750385] init: nmbd pre-start process (28419) terminated with status 1 May 2 22:46:08 ubuntu kernel: [12558.491367] init: nmbd pre-start process (28539) terminated with status 1 root@ubuntu:/var/log# /etc/init.d/sm smartd smartmontools smbd root@ubuntu:/var/log# /etc/init.d/smbd stop Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8) utility, e.g. service smbd stop Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Upstart job, you may also use the stop(8) utility, e.g. stop smbd smbd stop/waiting root@ubuntu:/var/log# /etc/init.d/smbd start Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8) utility, e.g. service smbd start Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Upstart job, you may also use the start(8) utility, e.g. start smbd smbd start/running, process 789 root@ubuntu:/var/log# root@ubuntu:/var/log# root@ubuntu:/var/log# root@ubuntu:/var/log# ps xal | grep 789 4 0 789 1 20 0 122456 5816 poll_s Ss ? 0:00 smbd -F 1 0 791 789 20 0 122536 1512 poll_s S ? 0:00 smbd -F 0 0 793 569 20 0 9396 916 pipe_w S+ pts/0 0:00 grep --color=auto 789 root@ubuntu:/var/log# ls alternatives.log apport.log.1 btmp dmesg.3.gz dpkg.log.7.gz kern.log.1 mail.log pm-powersave.log.4.gz syslog ufw.log alternatives.log.1 apt btmp.1 dmesg.4.gz faillog kern.log.2.gz mail.log.1 pm-suspend.log syslog.1 unattended-upgrades alternatives.log.2.gz auth.log ConsoleKit dpkg.log fontconfig.log kern.log.3.gz mail.log.2.gz pm-suspend.log.1 syslog.2.gz upstart alternatives.log.3.gz auth.log.1 cups dpkg.log.1 fsck kern.log.4.gz mail.log.3.gz pm-suspend.log.2.gz syslog.3.gz wtmp alternatives.log.4.gz auth.log.2.gz dist-upgrade dpkg.log.2.gz hp lastlog news pm-suspend.log.3.gz syslog.4.gz wtmp.1 alternatives.log.5.gz auth.log.3.gz dmesg dpkg.log.3.gz installer libvirt pm-powersave.log pm-suspend.log.4.gz syslog.5.gz Xorg.0.log alternatives.log.6.gz auth.log.4.gz dmesg.0 dpkg.log.4.gz jockey.log lightdm pm-powersave.log.1 pycentral.log syslog.6.gz Xorg.0.log.old alternatives.log.7.gz boot dmesg.1.gz dpkg.log.5.gz jockey.log.1 mail.err pm-powersave.log.2.gz samba syslog.7.gz Xorg.1.log apport.log boot.log dmesg.2.gz dpkg.log.6.gz kern.log mail.err.1 pm-powersave.log.3.gz speech-dispatcher udev Xorg.1.log.old root@ubuntu:/var/log# grep nmbd syslog May 2 08:08:14 ubuntu kernel: [11667.017664] init: nmbd pre-start process (23279) terminated with status 1 May 2 08:08:36 ubuntu kernel: [11688.816810] init: nmbd pre-start process (23456) terminated with status 1 May 2 22:46:02 ubuntu kernel: [12551.750385] init: nmbd pre-start process (28419) terminated with status 1 May 2 22:46:08 ubuntu kernel: [12558.491367] init: nmbd pre-start process (28539) terminated with status 1 root@ubuntu:/var/log# grep smbd syslog May 2 08:07:11 ubuntu kernel: [11604.133775] init: smbd main process (1144) killed by TERM signal May 3 00:05:13 ubuntu kernel: [17302.953513] init: smbd main process (23253) killed by TERM signal root@ubuntu:/var/log# On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Serge Hallyn