I used to have the same problem ocassionally with the daemon waiting for a lock on /dev/XXX. I used to just removed the lock file from /var/spool. Since I went to Transcript 2.1, I have not had this problem. Brett Chapman G.E. Medical Systems (414) 548-5156 uunet!{steinmetz,crdgw1}!gemed!chapmanB sun!sunbrew!gemed!chapmanB