More information is required. What is the WINS server running OS wise? Can you work with the IT Staff in charge of that WINS Server?
-- Regards, Robert Adkins > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Raines [mailto:rai...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 11:16 AM > To: Robert Adkins II > Cc: samba@lists.samba.org > Subject: RE: [Samba] Changed PDC IP, all hell broke lose > > > I am not running winbindd on the server. I am using the WINS > server of my hospital which I have no control over. > > I have already tried deleting browse.dat (I do not see the > other two files anywhere) to no avail. > > So my fear is that this is all happening because the WINS > server is refusing to recognize the change since I cannot do > anything about it. Is that the issue? Is there anyway to > force a WINS server to change the IP it has a for domain > master browser? > > -- Paul Raines (http://help.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) > > > > On Tue, 4 Sep 2012 10:59am, Robert Adkins II wrote: > > > It's most likely that your server has the old IP Address > Cached in the > > wins.dat, browse.dat, browse.tdb. > > > > I recommend the following: > > > > Shutdown the windbind, nmbd and smbd services. > > > > Back up each of the above mentioned files. > > > > Delete the original above named files. > > > > Restart your services and then see if you can connect. > > > > You may also need to edit your samba configuration file to point to > > the new server IP Address as the PDC Master Browser. (Assuming you > > didn't already do > > that.) > > > > The problem is that your server is telling clients to > attempt to find > > it on a network that no longer exists. > > > > -- > > > > Regards, > > Robert Adkins II > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: samba-boun...@lists.samba.org > >> [mailto:samba-boun...@lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Paul Raines > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 10:41 AM > >> To: samba@lists.samba.org > >> Subject: [Samba] Changed PDC IP, all hell broke lose > >> > >> > >> I had to move my RedHat 5 box acting as a PDC to a new IP > address. It > >> is running samba 3.5.10. After the move, none of my > windows or linux > >> samba clients worked anymore. I tried rejoining some to > the domain, > >> but would get error > >> > >> Unable to find a suitable server > >> Join to domain 'MRIRESEARCH' is not valid > >> > >> > >> The old PDC IP address is 132.183.202.95 and nothing is at that IP > >> anymore (for 4 days now). The new IP is 172.21.21.35 > >> > >> I ran 'net -d 10 join' and would see it was still trying > to connect > >> to the old IP address. I tried 'net cache flush' to no avail. I > >> shut down samba, removed every file in /var/cache/samba > and still no > >> change. > >> It tries to go to the old IP address. > >> > >> On the PDC box, I increase 'os level' from 60 to 70, > stopped the nmbd > >> and smbd processes, did a 'net flush cache' and restarted nmbd and > >> smbd. Still it fails and the nmbd log as the following. > >> > >> ========== > >> [2012/09/04 10:09:25, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:857(main) > >> nmbd version 3.5.10-0.110.el5_8 started. > >> Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2010 > >> [2012/09/04 10:09:25.716397, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:160(add_logon_names) > >> add_domain_logon_names: > >> Attempting to become logon server for workgroup MRIRESEARCH on > >> subnet 172.21.21.35 > >> [2012/09/04 10:09:25.716599, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:160(add_logon_names) > >> add_domain_logon_names: > >> Attempting to become logon server for workgroup MRIRESEARCH on > >> subnet 192.168.0.150 > >> [2012/09/04 10:09:25.716671, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:160(add_logon_names) > >> add_domain_logon_names: > >> Attempting to become logon server for workgroup MRIRESEARCH on > >> subnet UNICAST_SUBNET > >> [2012/09/04 10:09:25.716768, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:337(become_domain_master_browser_wins) > >> become_domain_master_browser_wins: > >> Attempting to become domain master browser on workgroup > >> MRIRESEARCH, subnet UNICAST_SUBNET. > >> [2012/09/04 10:09:25.716828, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:351(become_domain_master_browser_wins) > >> become_domain_master_browser_wins: querying WINS server from IP > >> 0.0.0.0 for domain master browser name MRIRESEARCH<1b> on > workgroup > >> MRIRESEARCH > >> [2012/09/04 10:09:25.722744, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:121(become_logon_server_success) > >> become_logon_server_success: Samba is now a logon server for > >> workgroup MRIRESEARCH on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET > >> [2012/09/04 10:09:25.722928, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:235(become_domain_master_query_success) > >> become_domain_master_query_success: > >> There is already a domain master browser at IP > >> 132.183.202.95 for workgroup MRIRESEARCH registered on subnet > >> UNICAST_SUBNET. > >> [2012/09/04 10:09:29.096239, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:121(become_logon_server_success) > >> become_logon_server_success: Samba is now a logon server for > >> workgroup MRIRESEARCH on subnet 172.21.21.35 > >> [2012/09/04 10:09:29.096382, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:121(become_logon_server_success) > >> become_logon_server_success: Samba is now a logon server for > >> workgroup MRIRESEARCH on subnet 192.168.0.150 > >> [2012/09/04 10:09:49.731244, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:395(become_local_master_stage2) > >> ***** > >> > >> Samba name server PDC-NMR is now a local master browser for > >> workgroup MRIRESEARCH on subnet 172.21.21.35 > >> > >> ***** > >> [2012/09/04 10:09:49.731468, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:395(become_local_master_stage2) > >> ***** > >> > >> Samba name server PDC-NMR is now a local master browser for > >> workgroup MRIRESEARCH on subnet 192.168.0.150 > >> > >> ***** > >> [2012/09/04 10:10:10.732440, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:247(domain_master_node_status_fail) > >> domain_master_node_status_fail: > >> Doing a node status request to the domain master browser > >> for workgroup MRIRESEARCH at IP 132.183.202.95 failed. > >> Cannot sync browser lists. > >> [2012/09/04 10:10:10.732636, 0] > >> nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:247(domain_master_node_status_fail) > >> domain_master_node_status_fail: > >> Doing a node status request to the domain master browser > >> for workgroup MRIRESEARCH at IP 132.183.202.95 failed. > >> Cannot sync browser lists. > >> > >> ============================================= > >> > >> Where is it still getting the old IP address? > >> > >> The the clients are all set with > >> > >> remote announce = 172.27.88.81 > >> wins server = 172.27.88.81 > >> security = domain > >> password server = pdc.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > >> workgroup = MRIRESEARCH > >> > >> The WINS server is run by central IT group of the hospital > and I have > >> no control over it. > >> > >> DNS is properly changed: > >> > >> # host pdc.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > >> pdc.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu is an alias for > raidsrv01.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu. > >> raidsrv01.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu has address 172.21.21.35 > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Paul Raines http://help.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > >> MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. 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