[Samba] Unable to find the Domain Master Browser - novice experience
Dale Schroeder
dale at BriannasSaladDressing.com
Fri Aug 26 11:29:22 MDT 2011
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
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