What do these log messages mean? 12/19/1997 14:29:09 netbios nameserver version 1.9.18alpha13 started Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1994-1997 12/19/1997 14:29:09 become_domain_master_browser_wins: attempting to become domain master browser on workgroup COAA, subnet UNICAST_SUBNET. become_domain_master_browser_wins: querying WINS server at IP 38.178.252.3 for domain master browser name COAA<1b> on workgroup COAA register_name_response: server at IP 38.178.252.3 rejected our name registration of COAA<1b> with error code 5. become_domain_master_fail: Failed to become a domain master browser for workgroup COAA on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET. Couldn't register name COAA<1b>. standard_fail_register: Failed to register/refresh name COAA<1b> on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET This system is supposed to be a backup server and the preferred master flag is set to "no", but I'm getting the problem that I can't even see the system name in the browse list on the master and when I do a smbclient on this system (an SGI) then it only shows itself in the browse list and the fact that it is the master of the workgroup. Even when I turn off the options to have it challenge the master servers it never seems to appear in the browse lists. Any ideas? -- Matthew Harrell Preserve wildlife -- Simulation Technology Division, SAIC pickle a squirrel today! mharrell@std.saic.com -------------- next part -------------- ; ; smb.conf ; ; ; Global parameters ; [global] auto services = pub browse list = yes case sensitive = yes ; debug level = 5 default service = pub ; domain controller = 199.42.3.200 domain master = yes encrypt passwords = yes getwd cache = yes guest account = nobody ; hosts allow = loopback 206.5.183.128/255.255.255.192 interfaces = 38.178.252.4/255.255.255.0 load printers = yes local master = yes max xmit = 4096 ; message command = /usr/X11/bin/xmessage `cat %s` -display :0.0;rm -f %s& null passwords = no os level = 32 ; password level = 1 ; password server = jpsd1 preferred master = no ; preserve case = yes printcap name = /etc/printcap printing = plp read prediction = yes read raw = yes read size = 16384 ; remote announce = <domain ip mask> / <domain root minus .com> security = user server string = Gonorrhea (%h) short preserve case = no ; socket options = TCP_NODELAY ; SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY IPTOS_THROUGHPUT \ ; SO_SNDBUF=65536 SO_RCVBUF=65536 status = yes syslog only = no ; wins proxy = yes wins server = 38.178.252.3 ; wins support = yes workgroup = COAA write raw = yes ; ; Home directory ; note: these are restricted to the users who have valid accounts ; [homes] alternate permissions = yes available = yes browseable = no comment = Home Directory create mode = 0750 fake oplocks = yes public = no read only = no ; ; Matt's Dumping Ground ; note: at the moment, this is the anonymous ftp account ; [pub] available = yes browseable = yes comment = Matt's Dumping Ground create mode = 0765 fake oplocks = yes locking = no path = /usr/users/ftp/pub public = yes read only = yes wide links = no ; ; Public printers ; [printers] available = no browseable = no comment = Public Printers create mode = 0700 path = /usr/spool/uucppublic printable = yes writable = no public = yes
On Sat, 20 Dec 1997, Matthew Harrell wrote:> > What do these log messages mean? > > 12/19/1997 14:29:09 netbios nameserver version 1.9.18alpha13 started > Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1994-1997 > 12/19/1997 14:29:09 become_domain_master_browser_wins: attempting to become domain master browser on workgroup COAA, subnet UNICAST_SUBNET. > become_domain_master_browser_wins: querying WINS server at IP 38.178.252.3 for domain master browser name COAA<1b> on workgroup COAA > register_name_response: server at IP 38.178.252.3 rejected our name registration of COAA<1b> with error code 5. > become_domain_master_fail: Failed to become a domain master browser for workgroup COAA on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET. Couldn't register name COAA<1b>. > standard_fail_register: Failed to register/refresh name COAA<1b> on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET > > This system is supposed to be a backup server and the preferred master flag > is set to "no", but I'm getting the problem that I can't even see the system > name in the browse list on the master and when I do a smbclient on this system > (an SGI) then it only shows itself in the browse list and the fact that it is > the master of the workgroup. Even when I turn off the options to have it > challenge the master servers it never seems to appear in the browse lists. > Any ideas?it means that you have "domain master = yes" in your smb.conf file (i hope!) and it also means that you already _have_ a domain master (or an nt primary domain controller) on your network. luke