[Samba] CTDB node address = IPADDR in ctdb.conf

[Bailey Allison]

Hey Everyone,

Anyone have experience using the node address = value in ctdb.conf? 
Running into the exact issue specified in the docs:

node address = IPADDR

     IPADDR is the private IP address that ctdbd will bind to.

     This option is only required when automatic address detection can 
not be used. This can be the case when running multiple ctdbd 
daemons/nodes on the same physical host (usually for testing) or using 
InfiniBand for the private network. Another unlikely possibility would 
be running on a platform with a feature like Linux's 
net.ipv4.ip_nonlocal_bind=1 enabled and no usable getifaddrs(3) 
implementation (or replacement) available.

     Default: CTDB selects the first address from the nodes list that it 
can bind to. See also the PRIVATE ADDRESS section in ctdb(7).

Specifically the section about net.ipv4_nonlocal=bind=1.

When trying to use the node address = IPADDR conf though, it appears 
nothing is changing. It seems from logs that it isn't even using the 
value, and for testing I tried renaming to a garbage value (node garbage 
= IPADDR) instead of the proper one, and no difference in the logs.

Is it possible the parameter has a different value than specified in the 
docs? Also checked man page on system it's installed on and seeing the 
same value for it.

I know the cause of this issue is resolved in 4.22.x samba, but looking 
to see if it can also be solved without an upgrade.

Regards,

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Bailey Allison
Service Team Lead
45Drives, Ltd.
866-594-7199 x868