[Samba] Phantom Domain Master Browser

[Robert Adkins II]

There is no "wins.dat" or "browse.dat" anywhere on my server.

I am surprised to find this to be the case.

I do not have a machine on my network with the IP Address in question.

Regards,
Robert
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-bounces at lists.samba.org 
> [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Gaiseric Vandal
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 9:46 AM
> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Phantom Domain Master Browser
> 
> In the /var/samba/locks directory you may have browse.dat file  or
> wins.*  (if this is a WINS server) files that have incorrect info.   
> You should be able to name/backup these  files and restart nmbd.  
> 
> Is the phantom master browser a samba server or a Windows 
> machine?  the Samba DC normally should win browser elections 
> but it is not always the case.
> 
>  
> 
> 
> On 07/20/12 09:08, Robert Adkins II wrote:
> > I brought up the old server and have been reviewing the log files.
> >
> > There is no indication of the phantom master browser 
> existing in the 
> > old log files.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards,
> > Robert Adkins II
> > IT Manager/Buyer
> > Impel Industries, Inc.
> > 586-254-5800
> >
> >  
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: samba-bounces at lists.samba.org
> >> [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Robert 
> Adkins II
> >> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 8:50 AM
> >> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> >> Subject: [Samba] Phantom Domain Master Browser
> >>
> >> There's a phantom domain master browser showing up in my Samba 
> >> nmbd.log file.
> >>  
> >> I keep thinking that maybe it is left over in one of the 
> files that I 
> >> transferred over from the old server to the new server and 
> it isn't 
> >> clearing itself out. Is there a way to clear that and is 
> it possible 
> >> to have a phantom browser fighting over the Domain from a 
> copied over 
> >> file?
> >>  
> >> I transferred all of the Samba files found in /etc/samba 
> to the new 
> >> server.
> >>  
> >> This was also an upgrade from Samba 3.2.7 to Samba 3.6.3
> >>  
> >> I have noticed some additional files in the /var/log/Samba 
> directory 
> >> as well as some additional files in the /etc/samba 
> directory on the 
> >> new server.
> >>  
> >>  
> >>  
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Robert Adkins II
> >> IT Manager/Buyer
> >> Impel Industries, Inc. 
> >> 586-254-5800
> >>
> >>  
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