[Samba] Windows rejects name registration

[Jochen Hoechner]

Hi Thorsten,

pls add the following statement to your smb.conf:

        os level = 128

This let your samba machine win the master browser election.

Kind Rgds
Jochen


--On Mittwoch, 9. Juni 2004 09:41 9r +0200 Thorsten Witt 
<witt at physik.uni-dortmund.de> wrote:

> Dear people of samba,
>
> my problem seems to be a firewalled WinXP in our net.
> Our Samba is the Debian testing (Samba 3.x).
> It is configured to hold the browsing list and to
> become master. The nmbd.log shows:
>
>
> [2004/06/09 08:17:38, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_incomingdgrams.c:process_local_master_announce(311)
>    process_local_master_announce: Server PRAEPLAB at IP 129.217.168.62 is
> announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup EIA and we
> think we are master. Forcing election.
> [2004/06/09 08:17:38, 2]
> nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:unbecome_local_master_browser(280)
>    unbecome_local_master_browser: unbecoming local master for workgroup
> EIA on subnet 129.217.168.21
> [2004/06/09 08:17:38, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:unbecome_local_master_success(149)
>    *****
>
>    Samba name server NETCHEF has stopped being a local master browser for
> workgroup EIA on subnet 129.217.168.21
>
>    *****
> [2004/06/09 08:17:40, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:send_election_dgram(41)
>    send_election_dgram: Sending election packet for workgroup EIA on
> subnet 129.217.168.21
> [2004/06/09 08:17:41, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:send_election_dgram(41)
>    send_election_dgram: Sending election packet for workgroup EIA on
> subnet 129.217.168.21
> [2004/06/09 08:17:41, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:run_elections(201)
>    run_elections: >>> Won election for workgroup EIA on subnet
> 129.217.168.21 <<<
> [2004/06/09 08:17:41, 2]
> nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_browser(537)
>    become_local_master_browser: Starting to become a master browser for
> workgroup EIA on subnet 129.217.168.21
> [2004/06/09 08:17:44, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:send_election_dgram(41)
>    send_election_dgram: Sending election packet for workgroup EIA on
> subnet 129.217.168.21
> [2004/06/09 08:17:46, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:send_election_dgram(41)
>    send_election_dgram: Sending election packet for workgroup EIA on
> subnet 129.217.168.21
> [2004/06/09 08:17:46, 2]
> nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:check_for_master_browser_fail(108)
>    check_for_master_browser_fail: Forcing election on workgroup EIA
> subnet 129.217.168.21
> [2004/06/09 08:17:47, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:send_election_dgram(41)
>    send_election_dgram: Sending election packet for workgroup EIA on
> subnet 129.217.168.21
> [2004/06/09 08:17:47, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_nameregister.c:register_name_response(130)
>    register_name_response: server at IP 129.217.168.62 rejected our name
> registration of EIA<1d> IP 129.217.168.21 with error code 6.
> [2004/06/09 08:17:47, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_fail2(417)
>    become_local_master_fail2: failed to register name EIA<1d> on subnet
> 129.217.168.21. Failed to become a local master browser.
> [2004/06/09 08:17:47, 2]
> nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:unbecome_local_master_browser(280)
>    unbecome_local_master_browser: unbecoming local master for workgroup
> EIA on subnet 129.217.168.21
> [2004/06/09 08:17:47, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:standard_fail_register(283)
>    standard_fail_register: Failed to register/refresh name EIA<1d> on
> subnet 129.217.168.21
> [2004/06/09 08:17:50, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:send_election_dgram(41)
>    send_election_dgram: Sending election packet for workgroup EIA on
> subnet 129.217.168.21
> [2004/06/09 08:17:52, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:send_election_dgram(41)
>
> I think that the PRAEPLAB PC is firewalled, but i have no control over
> it. Is there any way, to become the local master against this PC?
> Eventually staying local master by "brute force" or kicking the bad PC
> of the net?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Thorsten Witt
>
>
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