[Samba] Master domain browser after IP change?

Marc Sherman msherman at projectile.ca
Wed Jan 5 15:53:36 GMT 2005


Marc Sherman wrote:
> I just renumbered my local network, from 192.168.1/24 to 192.168.23/24. 
>  My samba 3.0.10 server, which is configured to be the local and master 
> domain browser, seems to be a bit confused:
> 
> Jan  4 22:03:34 pyloric nmbd[2308]: [2005/01/04 22:03:34, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_browser_wins(327)
> Jan  4 22:03:34 pyloric nmbd[2308]:   become_domain_master_browser_wins:
> Jan  4 22:03:34 pyloric nmbd[2308]:   Attempting to become domain master 
> browser on workgroup PROJECTILE_WRK, subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
> Jan  4 22:03:34 pyloric nmbd[2308]: [2005/01/04 22:03:34, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_browser_wins(341)
> Jan  4 22:03:34 pyloric nmbd[2308]:   become_domain_master_browser_wins: 
> querying WINS server from IP 192.168.23.5 for domain master browser name 
> PROJECTILE_WRK<1b> on workgroup PROJECTILE_WRK
> Jan  4 22:03:34 pyloric nmbd[2308]: [2005/01/04 22:03:34, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_query_success(225)
> Jan  4 22:03:34 pyloric nmbd[2308]:   become_domain_master_query_success:
> Jan  4 22:03:34 pyloric nmbd[2308]:   There is already a domain master 
> browser at IP 192.168.1.5 for workgroup PROJECTILE_WRK registered on 
> subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
> 
> It is successfully becomming the local master browser, but it's failing 
> to become the domain master browser.  Is there any way to get samba to 
> forget about its own old IP address?

Does anyone have any insight into this problem?  I'm getting that same 
block of errors logged every 5 minutes, and I'm kinda drowning in 
logcheck mail right now... :)

Would renaming the domain make this go away?

- Marc




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