On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:31:49 +0000, [email protected] said: > why not > add the 'wins' entry by default?
Well, simply put, because not everyone wants a WINS server. We manage quite a few Linux servers that have Samba/Winbind installed on them, but which authenticate users against an Active Directory server. There's no need for those Linux servers to run WINS. -- "You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want" - Zig Ziglar. Who did you help today? -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, second Tuesday 2012-01-10 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

