[Samba] Unable to find the Domain Master Browser - novice experience

[J. Echter]

Am 26.08.2011 12:57, schrieb Steve Nash:
> Bottom-line: this is now working for me.
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> # /etc/samba/smb.conf
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> #
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> # Modifications made 1108260839 steve.nash at theiet.org
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> #
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> #======================= Global Settings =======================
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>
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> [global]
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>          log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
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>          guest account = Family
>
>          load printers = no
>
>
>
> #1      read prediction = yes
>
>          map to guest = bad user
>
>          null passwords = yes
>
>          encrypt passwords = true
>
> #1      winbind trusted domains only = yes
>
> #1      winbind use default domain = yes
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>          wins support = true
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> #1      available = no
>
>          netbios name = NashFS
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>          browseable = yes
>
>          server string = %h (Samba, Ubuntu)
>
> #1      winbind enum users = no
>
>          default = Storage
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>          workgroup = NASH
>
>          os level = 20
>
> #1      winbind enum groups = no
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>          security = user
>
>          preferred master = yes
>
> #1
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>          domain master = yes
>
>          local master = yes
>
> #1
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>          usershare allow guests = yes
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>          max log size = 1000
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>
>
> [Storage]
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>          browseable = yes
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>          writeable = yes
>
>          delete readonly = yes
>
>          path = /Storage
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>          force group = sambashare
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>          force user = Family
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>          comment = Storage for Windows
>
>          public = yes
>
>          available = yes
>
>
>
> ENVIRONMENT
>
> I set up a Ubuntu 10.04 host (NashFS) to be a central file-server for Home
> network used by about 10 various MSWindows machines.
>
> My objective was to create just a storage area that any of the family can
> use.
>
>
>
> But I was finding that the view of the "Network" from MSWindows was not
> consistent or reliable.
>
> .         I have no MS "Domain" as far as I know.
>
> .         Just a workgroup.
>
> .         I have tried to avoid Win7 Homegroups because I cannot find any
> explanation of what they do!
>
>
>
> Eventually got round to checking /var/log/syslog on NashFS
>
> Found messages saying:
>
>                  Unable to find the Domain Master Browser name NASH<1b>  for
> the workgroup NASH
>
>
>
> I use Webmin to configure the services on this machine.
>
> Webmin>  Servers>  Samba Windows File Sharing>  Global Configuration>
> Windows Networking
>
> showed "Master Browser?" as Automatic.
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>
>
> My first change was here, to set this to Yes.
>
>
>
> What took me a while to figure out is the restarting the Samba daemon smbd
> is not enough.
>
> Looking at /etc/samba/smb.conf showed me what I wanted to see, but
> restarting smbd was having no effect.
>
>
>
> I needed to restart nmbd also, but this is not visible from Webmin, so:
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>                  sudo service nmbd restart
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>
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> NOTES
>
> As far as I can figure out I do not need winbind.  It is part of the Webmin
> display of Samba.
>
> At some point, in setting up Samba, it had become active and was putting
> other messages into syslog.  The file shown above includes lines related to
> winbind that I just recently commented out.  I have now rid myself of
> winbind with:
>
> sudo apt-get purge winbind
>
> There are other commented lines that I have left in this copy just in case
> you see them too and want to know that it works for me without them.
>
> There are several other lines in there that are meaningless to me, so do not
> rely on my expertise J.
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> If this little doc is useful to you please let me know steve.nash at theiet.org
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hi,

i have this option in my smb.conf too --> domain logons = yes

greets

juergen