rookie help, please

Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl at samba.org
Wed Jan 12 13:26:45 GMT 2000


> Tavis Barr wrote:
> 
> > Another approach, if you're worried about too much reconfiguration, is to
> > turn down the os level to something that won't override the NT servers,
> > like 20.  You should also make sure you have domain logons = no unless there
> > are users logging onto your Samba box, and that domian master = no.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Tavis
> >
> > On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Gordon Steven-QSG001 wrote:
> >
> > > Try adding:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Here's the problem: lately, the Sun machine has been getting
> > > > promoted to PDC daily, which of course causes havoc with the
> > > > users when they can't log in. The NT administrators can't
> > > > solve the problem (other than "It's Samba. you must bring it
> > > > down" or reboot their machine), and I don't know what to
> > > > tell them. I know this happened when Samba was first
> > > > installed, but then solved & went w/o a hitch for months.
> > > >
> > > > Have others had this problem, and can you offer some advice?
> > > > Is it NT or Unix having troubles? Is it really Samba causing
> > > > the problem?
> > >
> > > Samba is promoting *itself* to PDC? Do you mean Master Browser?
> > >
> > >
> > > What version of Samba? Is there any info in the log files?
> > >
> > > Matt
> > >
> >
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> I was under the impression the the OS level was for Browse list elections. In

correct.

> domain controlling, there are no elections.

correct.



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