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

[Dale Schroeder]

On 08/26/2011 9:08 AM, J. Echter wrote:
> Am 26.08.2011 12:57, schrieb Steve Nash:
>> Bottom-line: this is now working for me.
>>
>>
>>
>> # /etc/samba/smb.conf
>>
>> #
>>
>> # Modifications made 1108260839 steve.nash at theiet.org
>>
>> #
>>
>> #======================= Global Settings =======================
>>
>>
>>
>> [global]
>>
>>          log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>>
>>          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
>>
>>          wins support = true
>>
>> #1      available = no
>>
>>          netbios name = NashFS
>>
>>          browseable = yes
>>
>>          server string = %h (Samba, Ubuntu)
>>
>> #1      winbind enum users = no
>>
>>          default = Storage
>>
>>          workgroup = NASH
>>
>>          os level = 20
>>
>> #1      winbind enum groups = no
>>
>>          security = user
>>
>>          preferred master = yes
>>
>> #1
>>
>>          domain master = yes
>>
>>          local master = yes
>>
>> #1
>>
>>          usershare allow guests = yes
>>
>>          max log size = 1000
>>
>>
>>
>> [Storage]
>>
>>          browseable = yes
>>
>>          writeable = yes
>>
>>          delete readonly = yes
>>
>>          path = /Storage
>>
>>          force group = sambashare
>>
>>          force user = Family
>>
>>          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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>                  sudo service nmbd restart
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> If this little doc is useful to you please let me know 
>> steve.nash at theiet.org
>>
>>
>>
>
> hi,
>
> i have this option in my smb.conf too --> domain logons = yes
>
> greets
>
> juergen

Juergen,

He indicated that he's not running a domain, only a workgroup, so he 
preferably should not use "domain logons = yes".
However, he might want to bump up the "os level", so that the samba 
system wins all the master browser elections.

os level = 65

Dale