[Samba] Samba 3.6.1 losing browser elections to WinXP
Hello Samba; I am aware this was a problem years ago... This week I turned up a brand new server to replace an embarrassingly old one. The problem has re-occurred. I expected this to be a problem long ago fixed. I have made the following registry edit to the offending XP machine and restarted Samba. I hope it sticks. I have two questions: 1) Have I missed something in the configuration? or is there some reason this isn't fixed? 2) How can I force a browser election without restarting the daemons? smbd doesn't seem to respond to a SIGHUP. A command line would be nice. Thanks, Ray Details to follow: This is a standalone server in a workgroup (no domain) on an OpenBSD 5.0 platform. My relevant smb.conf settings: Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE [global] workgroup = MY_WORKGROUP server string = Samba %v interfaces = bge0 passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *password* %n\n *password* %n\n *successful* username map = /etc/samba/smbusers unix password sync = Yes log file = /var/log/samba/smbd.%m max log size = 1024 add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd %u delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel %u add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/deluser %u %g add machine script = /usr/sbin/adduser -n -g machines -c Machine -d /dev/null -s /bin/false %u logon script = %U_logon.bat logon path = \\%L\profiles\%U-%m logon drive = H: logon home = \\%L\%U os level = 65 preferred master = Yes domain master = No wins proxy = Yes utmp = Yes idmap config * : backend = tdb admin users = +wheel -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] Samba 3.6.1 losing browser elections to WinXP
2) How can I force a browser election without restarting the daemons? smbd doesn't seem to respond to a SIGHUP. A command line would be nice. Look at the smbcontrol command. os level = 65 Did you try to increase os level ? Also, read the man page for the domain master parameter. From smb.conf man page: preferred master (G) This boolean parameter controls if nmbd(8) is a preferred master browser for its workgroup. If this is set to yes, on startup, nmbd will force an election, and it will have a slight advantage in winning the election. *It is recommended that this parameter is used in conjunction with domain master = yes, so that nmbd can guarantee becoming a domain master.* -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
