smb.conf files for the PDC problem case

[Jeremy Allison]

Richard Sharpe wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> here is the smb.conf file for the system that is causing Windows NT servers
> to be confused about who should be the PDC.
> 
> As you can see, domain master = no.  This is a Samba 1.9.18p4 system.
> 
> Any suggestions about what the problem is?

It's probably this line.

> >   domain logons = yes

WinNT merges the functions domain master browser
and domain logon functions in a PDC, Samba allows
them to be set separately.

However, setting domain logons=yes will cause
nmbd to register the DOMAIN<1c> name with
WINS and on the local net.

>From the CIFS browsing spec :

<DOMAIN>(1c)
     This name is registered by Primary Domain Controllers.

<DOMAIN>(1b)
     This name is used to identify the Domain Master Browser for domain^M
     "DOMAIN" (which is also the primary domain controller). It is a^M
     unique name added only by the primary domain controller. The^M
     primary domain controller will respond to GetBackupListRequest on^M
     this name just as it responds to these requests on the <DOMAIN>(1d)^M
     name.

Now having domain master=no, domain logons=yes
will register the DOMAIN<1c> name but not the
DOMAIN<1b> name. This probably is confusing
broken MS clients that are looking for a netlogon
service (provided by the 1c name) and then assuming
that this machine is also the domain master
browser (as it always will be in an NT system).

Cheers,

	Jeremy.



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