Well I just tried wins in the nsswitch.conf and it worked even though I don't have a WINS server. Thanks for the hint.
(I just had a look at the source for libnss_wins and it will do a broadcast if there is no WINS server) Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buchan Milne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Andy Fish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 6:31 PM Subject: [Samba] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Message: 10 > > From: "Andy Fish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:50:12 -0000 > > Subject: [Samba] using winbind without a PDC > > > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C28A6B.911CC230 > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > Hello > > > > Can someone tell me whether it is possible to use winbind on a simple = > > windows workgroup (i.e. with no NT domain and hence no PDC). I *thought* = > > I saw it work in samba 2.2.3 but now I am on 2.2.6 and the winbindd = > > daemon won't start up - it loops forever in the initialization trying to = > > contact the PDC. > > > > winbind has no function without a domain controller, since it only works > with users and groups, not hosts. > > > All I want to do is configure nsswitch.conf to resolve hostnames with = > > netbios broadcast. If there is a simpler way than winbind, I'd be = > > interested to know about it. > > > You are looking for nss_wins, you need to add "wins" to your hosts line > of nsswitch.conf, assuming the rest (getting the libs in the right > place) is done. Set a wins server in your smb.conf, and it should all > work. Of course, you need a WINS server. > > Buchan > > - -- > |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| > Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager > Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 > Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za > GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc > 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQE90Uj4rJK6UGDSBKcRAsyyAJ41lPPkSdNTtN/DHQJBR3JvZvi8cwCdHjjL > DSBTstpYHhEHr3UqKFDUX24= > =uvER > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
