[Samba] Samba3 server tries to sync WINS with itself and fails

[JB Hewitt]

No I don't have the the 'wins server=' in my configuration, and here's
a dump of my config.

[global]
        unix charset = ISO8859-1
        workgroup = DOMAIN
        server string = Brisbanq HQ
        passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://localhost
        pam password change = Yes
        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
        unix password sync = Yes
        log level = 1
        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
        max log size = 50
        announce version = 4.8
        time server = Yes
        printcap name = cups
        add machine script = "/usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w %u"
        logon script = logon.bat
        logon path = \\%L\%U\profile
        logon drive = p:
        logon home = \\%L\%U
        domain logons = Yes
        os level = 60
        preferred master = Yes
        domain master = Yes
        dns proxy = No
        wins support = Yes
        ldap admin dn = cn=admin,dc=soapbox
        ldap group suffix = ou=Groups
        ldap idmap suffix = ou=Idmap,ou=Systems
        ldap machine suffix = ou=Computers
        ldap passwd sync = Yes
        ldap suffix = dc=soapbox
        ldap user suffix = ou=People
        create mask = 0660
        directory mask = 0775
        hosts allow = 192.168., 127., 10.0.0.
        use sendfile = Yes
        printing = cups
        print command = 
        lpq command = %p
        lprm command = 
        case sensitive = No
        short preserve case = No
        veto oplock files = /*.QBW/*.bat/*.mdb/

[share]
        comment = Shared Directory
        path = /srv
        read only = No

[companyshared]
        comment = Brisbane share
        path = /srv/companyshared
        read only = No

[homes]
        comment = Home Directory for '%u'
        read only = No
        browseable = No

[home]
        path = /home
        read only = No
        browseable = No

[netlogon]
        comment = Network Logon Service
        path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
        guest ok = Yes
        browseable = No

[printers]
        comment = All printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        printer admin = root, @ntadmins
        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        browseable = No

[PRINT$]
        path = /home/samba/printers
        write list = @wheel, root, administrator, rick, pam
        create mask = 0644
        directory mask = 0755
        guest ok = Yes

On 8/10/05, Jason Balicki <kodak at frontierhomemortgage.com> wrote:
> JB Hewitt <> wrote:
> > I have a Samba 3 server that is trying to sync with itself.  I have
> > wins support = yes in the samba configuration file and there are no
> > other WINS servers on the network.
> >
> > The IP address of the Samba server is 192.168.10.4 and is trying to
> > sync with itself but fails...
> 
> You don't have "wins server = <whatever>" in there do you?
> That might cause a problem like this.  Actually, you should
> post your smb.conf to the list too.
> 
> --J(K)
> 
> 


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