NetBios name change

[Scott Lovenberg]

On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Chan Min Wai <dcmwai at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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> >
>

IIRC you can use the "netbios aliases" in your smb.conf to do this.

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Peace and Blessings,
-Scott.