[Samba] Why are Samba DCs not browsable?

[Rowland Penny]

On 29/10/15 09:19, Viktor Trojanovic wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In a book I'm reading on Samba4, the author explains that network browsing doesn't work for Samba AD DCs "because there is no nmbd process".
>
> It's true enough that I can't browse my DC, however, there is an active nmbd process on my Samba server. So I wonder if the explanation of the author is (still) correct. I couldn't find any supporting or contradicting information on the web.
>
> Viktor

The book is partially correct, nmbd shouldn't be run on a DC, but there 
is a netbios server built into the samba binary but it doesn't contain 
the browsing code. If you are running a DC and there is a separate 
'nmbd' running, then you really should stop it and stop it starting at boot.

Rowland