[Samba] Re: Change hostname from "localhost"

[Neil Muller]

Hi Bjorn,

The lmhosts files is used by windows to resolve netbios names into ip 
addresses so I guess that Samba uses it for the same thing with the 
proviso that the names have to conform to the rules for netbios names 
... otherwise it is very similar to the hosts file.  On the systems I 
configure I usually have samba acting as a wins server and resolve 
netbios names from dns so my lmhosts file just contains

127.0.0.1      localhost

In hosts files there is often an additional name on each line which 
provides an alternate name for the machine at the specified address such as

127.0.0.1     localhost.localdomain      localhost

which allows you to use any of these elements as synonym for 127.0.0.1 
(or whatever address is on the line). You can also use this feature to 
block ads etc. Google for netbios name rules, hosts file and lmhosts 
file for more info.

Glad you got it all working.

Cheers,

Neil


Bjørn Næsby Nielsen wrote:

>"Neil Muller" <neil at neologix.net> skrev i en meddelelse
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>>In your hosts file try
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>>192.168.1.11
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>>Neil
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>Hi Neil, and thanks. I've done this adjustsment (and then some), and it has
>finally started working. Phew.
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>So it seems the LMHOSTS file used by Samba is a kind of "backup" for the
>actual hosts file? Why the need for two, almost identical files? (I am
>trying to get to grips with the basics of Samba, but couldn't find any info
>on this)
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