RE: [Samba] How to I change server=[Samba 3.04.14a-2] to somethin gelse?
On 23 Jun 2005, at 16:12, Geoff Scott wrote: So do I completely restart all smbd processes, or do I have to restart every windows box before the server string (windows title bar) changes? Yes and yes. Actually, I think the correct answer here is no and not even close. For the server reporting, I think that's one of those things that gets picked up by the refresh of the config file that happens every couple of minutes or so. The real reason I bothered to reply though, is that the windows clients will hold on to that server string for a LONG time, like forever. When I took over sysadmin here, the server's comment was 'samba mania' running like 2.2.0 or something. A year later, I had gone up to something in the range of 2.2.8a and re-commented the server to something like 'Fargo server', but every machine that hadn't been replaced or rebuilt still had ntapps on samba mainia(fgoserv)(N:) or whatever the format of that line is, as their drive mappings. There is a registry setting someplace that holds this data too, which I can't find now since every machine here is post the era that had a comment listed. There may also be some storage going on in the nethood folder for your users. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] How to I change server=[Samba 3.04.14a-2] to somethin gelse?
Paul Gienger wrote: On 23 Jun 2005, at 16:12, Geoff Scott wrote: So do I completely restart all smbd processes, or do I have to restart every windows box before the server string (windows title bar) changes? Yes and yes. Actually, I think the correct answer here is no and not even close. For the server reporting, I think that's one of those things that gets picked up by the refresh of the config file that happens every couple of minutes or so. The real reason I bothered to reply though, is that the windows clients will hold on to that server string for a LONG time, like forever. When I took over sysadmin here, the server's comment was 'samba mania' running like 2.2.0 or something. A year later, I had gone up to something in the range of 2.2.8a and re-commented the server to something like 'Fargo server', but every machine that hadn't been replaced or rebuilt still had ntapps on samba mainia(fgoserv)(N:) or whatever the format of that line is, as their drive mappings. I'll second that. I just tried connecting to the server in question with a machine that had never connected to the samba server yet. When I browse the shares and such, the server name is correctly listed when browsing as ROI Fileserver (ie: server string = ROI Fileserver) even when browsing shares. BUT, the machine that has already connected to the samba server continues to say Samba 3.0.14-2 even after shutting down the entire network (including samba server). So for some reason the new server string is not being picked up by the first Windows XP SP2 machine - it just merrily uses what it read the first time apparently forever. I am unsure if this is a Windows issue or a Samba issue, but it is a definite condition that I can replicate on Windows XP SP2. For fun, I changed the server string entry again, and the 2nd machine (that picked up the new server string when it was originally connected to the server for the first time) now refuses to pickup the new server string entry. So from what I can tell, only newly deployed machines or reimaged machines will pickup any server string = changes. Machines already connected will not pickup this change. I'm happy to provide more information about my setup if that would be helpful in trying to determine what is happening here. Cheers. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
RE: [Samba] How to I change server=[Samba 3.04.14a-2] to somethin gelse?
AWC Lists wrote: Paul Gienger wrote: The real reason I bothered to reply though, is that the windows clients will hold on to that server string for a LONG time, like forever. When I took over sysadmin here, the server's comment was 'samba mania' running like 2.2.0 or something. A year later, I had gone up to something in the range of 2.2.8a and re-commented the server to something like 'Fargo server', but every machine that hadn't been replaced or rebuilt still had ntapps on samba mainia(fgoserv)(N:) or whatever the format of that line is, as their drive mappings. I'll second that. I just tried connecting to the server in question with a machine that had never connected to the samba server yet. When I browse the shares and such, the server name is correctly listed when browsing as ROI Fileserver (ie: server string = ROI Fileserver) even when browsing shares. John T told me that this is a windows issue. You have to delete the resource list from the network neighbourhood on each and every box with old server descritpions, to get rid of all old descriptions. Regards Geoff Scott -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
