NetBios name change

[Chan Min Wai]

Hi,

I also have the same issue.
According to what I know...

You cannot...

But I do hope that someone can give a better answer ...


On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:43 PM, bogdan_bartos <admin at blackpenguin.org>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have this config in smb.conf for samba 4:
>
> [global]
>         workgroup = BPDNET
>         realm = AD.DOMAIN.LOCAL
>         netbios name = AD
>         server role = active directory domain controller
>         dns forwarder = 10.0.0.1
>
> When I access the shares on the domain controller, I have to type \\ad and
> i
> see them, but I do not like the "ad" naming convention. Can the netbios
> name
> be changed to something else without affecting the realm? Let's say...:
>
> [global]
>         workgroup = BPDNET
>         realm = AD.DOMAIN.LOCAL
>         netbios name = FILESERVER
>         server role = active directory domain controller
>         dns forwarder = 10.0.0.1
>
> What other changes in other files should I do in order to make this happen?
> If this is possible, maybe the provisioning script should also accept a
> netbios parameter. Just a sugestion. Let me know.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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