[PATCH] Only become Domain Master Browser when we are a PDC (nmbd)

[Andrew Bartlett]

On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 20:28 +1100, Andrew Bartlett wrote:
> While looking over the combinations of domain master=, domain logons=
> and security=, in preparing to unify our server role logic, I came
> across the historic ability to be a Domain Master Browser but not a PDC.
> 
> This conflicts with any DC on the same Workgroup name, and as I
> understand it has not been available from Microsoft servers since they
> introduced NT domains.  However, Samba has supported this mode. 
> 
> Does anybody see any reason why we need to continue to support this
> particular mode of operation?  
> 
> As far as I can tell, any user wanting this functionality could simply
> operate Samba as a DC, but without any member servers or accounts.  

Just to note, while I still wish to combine Domain Master Browser with
being a PDC, I won't be proceeding with this patch.  Writing
documentation makes you think carefully about how users will use these
options, and I'm reworking it. 

I'm hoping to keep "domain master" as a boolean "pdc emulator".  This
term is better known, as even Samba3 DCs never really needed a PDC, as
many ldap environments were multi-master. 

Andrew Bartlett

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