[Samba] samba 4 AD and master browser

[Trenta sis]

Thans for you answer!

I'll try to install samba as file server...
Thanks

2016-06-21 16:32 GMT+02:00 mathias dufresne <infractory at gmail.com>:

> Just run some samba as file server, or perhaps you can even just run nmbd
> on another host than on your DC.
> That host running nmbd will participate to browsing election, it should
> win election if you ask for it in smb.conf. Only DC won't appear in network
> neighborhood, which is not an issue as even your users loves waste your
> company time in searching in network neighborhood, they have nothing to do
> on DC.
>
> Cheers,
>
> mathias
>
> 2016-06-21 8:30 GMT+02:00 Trenta sis <trenta.sis at gmail.com>:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks for your information, I'll try other options
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> 2016-06-20 18:51 GMT+02:00 Trenta sis <trenta.sis at gmail.com>:
>>
>> > Tried with a windows 2008 r2 AD master brouser is available, microsoft
>> is
>> > migrating to what option?
>> >
>> > 2016-06-20 18:49 GMT+02:00 Trenta sis <trenta.sis at gmail.com>:
>> >
>> >> First of all, thanks for you answer.
>> >>
>> >> "Problem" is that our users are using this feature, and if we can keep
>> >> this should be the best option to ensure that our user have detecte any
>> >> difference with samba 3 and samba 4...
>> >>
>> >> Other options, it could be bia gpo add a shortcut to computer in
>> desktop,
>> >> to emulate/simulate same feature, user normally only use one machine,
>> >> fileserver... It is possible?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 2016-06-20 18:14 GMT+02:00 Trenta sis <trenta.sis at gmail.com>:
>> >>
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> I'm migrating samba 3 nt domain (openldap + samba) to samba 4 AD, and
>> we
>> >>> detected taht one of features, master browser is not working in samba
>> 4 AD.
>> >>> I have searched some info and I have found:
>> >>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/FAQ
>> >>> "
>> >>> Why is Network Neighbourhood empty or does not show all machines in an
>> >>> Samba AD environment?
>> >>>
>> >>> The master browser code in smbd does not collect names because the
>> >>> netbios server in the AD DC does not have the browsing code in it. We
>> would
>> >>> like to add that, but it just is a matter of a developer finding it
>> to be a
>> >>> personal (or employer) priority. (Sadly on the AD DC, there isn't
>> spare
>> >>> developer time just floating around).
>> >>>
>> >>> "
>> >>>
>> >>> and
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba4/ActiveDirectory#Browsing_.28Domain_Master_Browser.29
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> It seem that is not available in samba 4? I need this feature how can
>> I
>> >>> recover this feature in samba 4 if we are evaluating to migrate from
>> samba
>> >>> 3 nt domain?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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