Not sure that this is gonna solve it...
you need a netlogon share to be a domain controller.
I don't generally mix cases on workgroup names and you definitely have
to be unique netbios name (server is a common name)
Craig
On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 11:35, Radu Naidinescu wrote:> I have a LAN with a samba server witch acts as wins for it. It's also
> suposed to be a browse master for it, but unfortunately sometimes some
> windows xp/2000 pc becomes browse master and chaos follows... there is
> no pc in the wins list. I observed that stations with a firewall on it
> defeat the samba server and I cannot obligate the people who use those
> pc to stop their firewalls!
>
> What can i do to prevent samba to lose the status of browse master?
>
> Here is my smb.conf
>
> [global]
> encrypt passwords = yes
> workgroup = BadBoys
> netbios name = server
> server string = server
> log file = /var/log/samba/samba.%m
> max log size = 50
> security = user
> deadtime = 5
> bind interfaces only = yes
> interfaces = eth1 lo
> null passwords = no
> guest account = nobody
> debug level = 1
>
> smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>
> os level = 255
> local master = yes
> domain master = yes
> preferred master = yes
>
> wins support = yes
> name resolve order = bcast host wins lmhosts
>
> [temp]
> path = /share/tmp
> guest ok = no
> guest only = no
> writeable = yes
>