[Samba] nmbd error: workgroup name is too long

[L.P.H. van Belle]

Backup you smb.conf and run. 
sed "s,\x1B\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z],,g" smb.conf
This removes all esc ansi special and color characters. 
Try that first before deleting files.


Greetz, 

Ouis

 

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens 
> Rowland Penny via samba
> Verzonden: woensdag 7 februari 2018 10:25
> Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] nmbd error: workgroup name is too long
> 
> On Tue, 6 Feb 2018 18:44:15 -0700
> Kirk Coombs via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > > On Feb 6, 2018, at 12:22 PM, Denis Cardon via samba
> > > <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> > > 
> > > what do you get if you increase you log level at 4 or 5 
> and restart
> > > your samba ? log level = 5
> > 
> > 
> > With log level = 5, the error always appears immediately after the
> > following entry:
> > 
> > [2018/02/06 18:29:09.090976,
> > 5] 
> ../source3/nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:447(get_domain_master_name_n
> ode_status_success)
> > get_domain_master_name_node_status_success: HAL(192.168.42.220) is a
> > domain master browser for workgroup COOMBS         ESC. Adding this
> > name.
> > 
> 
> It would appear your workgroup name is 'COOMBS         ESC' not
> 'COOMBS'
> 
> Double check your smb.conf, stop samba binaries and then remove
> any .tdb files in /var/lib/samba (or where yours are), restart Samba
> and see how you go on.
> 
> Rowland
> 
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