diff --git a/Rocksolid_Light/rocksolid/config.inc.php b/Rocksolid_Light/rocksolid/config.inc.php
index 1ec46bb..87694e4 100644
--- a/Rocksolid_Light/rocksolid/config.inc.php
+++ b/Rocksolid_Light/rocksolid/config.inc.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ $script_path = $config_dir."/scripts/";
 $CONFIG = include($config_file);
 
 $logdir=$spooldir.'/log';
+$lockdir=$spooldir.'/lock';
 
 ini_set('error_reporting', E_ERROR );
 
diff --git a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/expire.php b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/expire.php
index fd476a3..06b6a53 100755
--- a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/expire.php
+++ b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/expire.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   if(filemtime($spooldir.'/'.$config_name.'-expire-timer')+86400 > time()) {
     exit;
   }
-  $lockfile = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/'.$config_name.'-spoolnews.lock';
+  $lockfile = $lockdir . '/'.$config_name.'-spoolnews.lock';
   $pid = file_get_contents($lockfile);
   if (posix_getsid($pid) === false || !is_file($lockfile)) {
     print "Starting expire...\n";
diff --git a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/import-db3.php b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/import-db3.php
index 3891882..31faca7 100755
--- a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/import-db3.php
+++ b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/import-db3.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $logfile=$logdir.'/import.log';
 $workpath=$spooldir."/";
 $path=$workpath."articles/";
 
-$lockfile = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/'.$config_name.'-spoolnews.lock';
+$lockfile = $lockdir . '/'.$config_name.'-spoolnews.lock';
 $pid = file_get_contents($lockfile);
 if (posix_getsid($pid) === false || !is_file($lockfile)) {
    print "Starting Import...\n";
diff --git a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/nntp-ssl.php b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/nntp-ssl.php
index ca01a45..e30b2e0 100755
--- a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/nntp-ssl.php
+++ b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/nntp-ssl.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     include $config_dir."/scripts/rslight-lib.php";
     if(file_exists($config_dir."/nntp.disable")) {
        clearstatcache(true, $config_dir."/nntp.disable");
-       $parent_pid = file_get_contents(sys_get_temp_dir().'/rslight-nntp.lock', IGNORE_NEW_LINES);
+       $parent_pid = file_get_contents($lockdir.'/rslight-nntp.lock', IGNORE_NEW_LINES);
        posix_kill($parent_pid, SIGTERM);
        exit;
     }
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@
     {
         GLOBAL $__server_listening;
         GLOBAL 
-$CONFIG,$logdir,$webserver_uid,$webserver_gid,$installed_path,
+$CONFIG,$logdir,$lockdir,$webserver_uid,$webserver_gid,$installed_path,
 $config_path,$groupconfig,$workpath,$path,$spooldir,$nntp_group,$auth_ok;
 	$logfile=$logdir.'/nntp.log';
-	$lockfile = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/rslight-nntp-ssl.lock';
+	$lockfile = $lockdir . '/rslight-nntp-ssl.lock';
 	$pid = file_get_contents($lockfile);
 	if (posix_getsid($pid) === false || !is_file($lockfile)) {
 	   print "Starting Rocksolid Light NNTP Server...\n";
diff --git a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/nntp.php b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/nntp.php
index a5a92b1..6aaa84c 100755
--- a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/nntp.php
+++ b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/nntp.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     include $config_dir."/scripts/rslight-lib.php";
     if(file_exists($config_dir."/nntp.disable")) {
        clearstatcache(true, $config_dir."/nntp.disable");
-       $parent_pid = file_get_contents(sys_get_temp_dir().'/rslight-nntp.lock', IGNORE_NEW_LINES);
+       $parent_pid = file_get_contents($lockdir.'/rslight-nntp.lock', IGNORE_NEW_LINES);
        posix_kill($parent_pid, SIGTERM);
        exit;
     }
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@
     function server_loop($address, $port)
     {
         GLOBAL $__server_listening;
-        GLOBAL 
-$CONFIG,$logdir,$webserver_uid,$webserver_gid,$installed_path,
+	GLOBAL
+$CONFIG,$logdir,$lockdir,$webserver_uid,$webserver_gid,$installed_path,
 $config_path,$groupconfig,$workpath,$path,$spooldir,$nntp_group,$auth_ok;
 	$logfile=$logdir.'/nntp.log';
-	$lockfile = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/rslight-nntp.lock';
+	$lockfile = $lockdir . '/rslight-nntp.lock';
 	$pid = file_get_contents($lockfile);
 	if (posix_getsid($pid) === false || !is_file($lockfile)) {
 	   print "Starting Rocksolid Light NNTP Server...\n";
diff --git a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/nocem.php b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/nocem.php
index eddd268..7f566f1 100755
--- a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/nocem.php
+++ b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/nocem.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     exit;
   }
 
-  $lockfile = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/rslight-spoolnews.lock';
+  $lockfile = $lockdir . '/rslight-spoolnews.lock';
   $pid = file_get_contents($lockfile);
   if (posix_getsid($pid) === false || !is_file($lockfile)) {
     print "Starting nocem...\n";
diff --git a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/rslight-lib.php b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/rslight-lib.php
index 7ce3158..76da579 100755
--- a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/rslight-lib.php
+++ b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/rslight-lib.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
     function interact($msgsock, $use_crypto=false)
     {
-	global $CONFIG,$logdir,$logfile,$installed_path,$config_path,$config_dir,$groupconfig,$workpath,$path, $spooldir,$nntp_group,$nntp_article,$auth_ok,$user,$pass;
+	global $CONFIG,$logdir,$lockdir,$logfile,$installed_path,$config_path,$config_dir,$groupconfig,$workpath,$path, $spooldir,$nntp_group,$nntp_article,$auth_ok,$user,$pass;
 
 	$workpath=$spooldir."/";
 	$path=$workpath."articles/";
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 set_time_limit(30);
 	$buf = fgets($msgsock, 2048);
         if(file_exists($config_dir."/nntp.disable")) {
-           $parent_pid = file_get_contents(sys_get_temp_dir().'/rslight-nntp.lock', IGNORE_NEW_LINES);
+           $parent_pid = file_get_contents($lockdir.'/rslight-nntp.lock', IGNORE_NEW_LINES);
            posix_kill($parent_pid, SIGTERM);
            exit;
         }
@@ -953,9 +953,9 @@ function encode_subject($line) {
 
 function insert_article($section,$nntp_group,$filename,$subject_i,$from_i,$article_date,
 $date_i,$mid_i,$references_i,$bytes_i,$lines_i,$xref_i,$body) {
-  global $enable_rslight,$spooldir,$CONFIG,$logdir,$logfile;
+  global $enable_rslight,$spooldir,$CONFIG,$logdir,$lockdir,$logfile;
 
-  $sn_lockfile = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/'.$section.'-spoolnews.lock';
+  $sn_lockfile = $lockdir . '/'.$section.'-spoolnews.lock';
   $sn_pid = file_get_contents($sn_lockfile);
   if (posix_getsid($sn_pid) === false || !is_file($sn_lockfile)) {
     file_put_contents($sn_lockfile, getmypid()); // create lockfile
diff --git a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/send.php b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/send.php
index 99f5a24..edc7a09 100755
--- a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/send.php
+++ b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/send.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $logfile=$logdir.'/spoolnews.log';
 
 @mkdir($spooldir."/".$config_name,0755,'recursive');
 
-$lockfile = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/rslight-send.lock';
+$lockfile = $lockdir . '/rslight-send.lock';
 $pid = file_get_contents($lockfile);
 if (posix_getsid($pid) === false || !is_file($lockfile)) {
    print "Starting Send...\n";
diff --git a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/spoolnews.php b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/spoolnews.php
index b53f620..79daf29 100755
--- a/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/spoolnews.php
+++ b/Rocksolid_Light/rslight/scripts/spoolnews.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if(!isset($CONFIG['enable_nntp']) || $CONFIG['enable_nntp'] != true) {
 $workpath=$spooldir."/";
 $path=$workpath."articles/";
 
-$lockfile = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/'.$config_name.'-spoolnews.lock';
+$lockfile = $lockdir . '/'.$config_name.'-spoolnews.lock';
 $pid = file_get_contents($lockfile);
 if (posix_getsid($pid) === false || !is_file($lockfile)) {
    print "Starting Spoolnews...\n";