[Samba] matchname: host name/name mismatch logging

[Rowland Penny]

On Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:32:39 +0300
Michael Tokarev via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> After fixing the abnormal logging with attempts to chmod smbpasswd
> file, a new threat is now happening:
> 
> [2024/01/10 16:29:13.984400,  0, pid=2853904]
> ../../source3/lib/util_sock.c:711(matchname) matchname: host
> name/name mismatch: 10.2.111.26 != (NULL) [2024/01/10
> 16:29:13.984471,  0, pid=2853904]
> ../../source3/lib/util_sock.c:893(get_remote_hostname) matchname
> failed on 10.2.111.26
> 
> Yes, we've enabled hostname lookups, for a reason.  But this logging
> is ridiculous anyway, especially in this form when there's *no* rDNS
> for the given IP.  I can understand a log entry with debug priority
> if rDNS *mismatches*, but not when there's *no* rDNS.  And this is
> logged with level=1!
> 
> Sigh..
> 
> /mjt
> 

If this is a standalone server, then I suggest your turn on Avahi and
use it, that way rdns will work, you will get 'whatever_hostname.local'

If it is an AD domain member, why doesn't rdns work ?

Rowland