[Samba] Samba WINS Server losing all elections against

[Chris Smith]

On Tuesday 30 September 2008 02:04:11 pm ZeWaren / Erwan Martin wrote:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters\"Ma
>intainServerList" to No

On the problem Windows boxen:
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Besides setting:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters\MaintainServerList 
to No
Also set:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters\IsDomainMaster 
to FALSE
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But first test to see if the info below doesn't solve the problem before going 
around hacking the registry on the Windows systems (and let us know!).

I use the following in my Samba PDC's:
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os level = 255
announce version = 5.9
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This was posted previously on the list:
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"I find that values over 64 ofter return unexpected
results, and I've found that my Samba servers don't lose elections in
recent memory and I usually leave them at the default value in smb.conf
of 33."
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Haven't personally verified that anything over 64 should be a problem. That 
poster, myself, and others (I guess) were hoping for an official comment from 
the developers.

Chris