NetBios name change

[admin at blackpenguin.org]

Is the "netbios aliases" directive legacy that is there for historical 
purposes? Or is it something that comes only with samba 4?

It does work, so the issue is resolved. Thanks a lot!

On 2014-04-08 09:33, Scott Lovenberg wrote:
> 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.
> 
> --
> Peace and Blessings,
>  -Scott.
> 
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