samba - Jul 2005 - problems with Windows XP clients becoming local master?

Hi there. First time posting to this but I'm getting desperate so apologies 
for any netiquette faux pas...

I'm running a Suse box with Samba on it, with Windows XP SP2 clients viewing
it in a workgroup. Some pc's are having timeouts when attempting to view a 
network share though. In the logs, sometimes at the same time as the 
timeouts, this appears:


[2005/07/28 13:19:08, 0] 
nmbd/nmbd_incomingdgrams.c:process_local_master_announce(311)
  process_local_master_announce: Server PCSTEVE at IP 192.168.0.204 is 
announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP and we 
think we are master. Forcing election.
[2005/07/28 13:19:08, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:unbecome_local_master_success
(149)
  *****

  Samba name server WORKGROUPSHARE has stopped being a local master browser 
for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.0.10

  *****
[2005/07/28 13:19:26, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_stage2
(396)
  *****

  Samba name server WORKGROUPSHARE is now a local master browser for 
workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.0.10

  *****


And thus it carries on until someone else on the network tries to take over.
On the net, there are loads of people querying this but mostly either samba v 
samba conflicts (solved by making one master and one not) or other windows 
conflicts (solved by raising the os level). The os level of this server is 
already at 65 when an XP client is apparently at 16. At no point should samba 
give up (even for a second, as I understand it) it's master browser rights
to
an XP client. The smb.conf is listed below in part. Can anyone PLEASE shed 
light on this since this is driving me nuts and users are complaining of slow 
access to files on the WORKGROUPSHARE samba box's share.

Thanks very much

Steve

smb.conf (in part) follows:

[global]
        workgroup = WORKGROUPSHARE
        netbios name = WORKGROUPSHARE
        server string = PAH Network Share
        interfaces = 127.0.0.1, eth0
        bind interfaces only = Yes
        security = SHARE
        map to guest = Bad User
        add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd  -c Machine -
d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
        domain logons = Yes
        os level = 65
        preferred master = Yes
        domain master = Yes
        ldap suffix = dc=pahltd,dc=com
        printer admin = @ntadmin, root, administrator

You can prevent Windows XP clients from trying to become the master 
browser by changing this registry setting.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Services > Browser
>
Parameters MaintainServerList
Default value is "Auto".   Change value to "No" and reboot
machine.





"daryn" <daryn@steelsword.org.uk> 
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07/29/2005 08:36 AM

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[Samba] problems with Windows XP clients becoming local master?






Hi there. First time posting to this but I'm getting desperate so 
apologies 
for any netiquette faux pas...

I'm running a Suse box with Samba on it, with Windows XP SP2 clients 
viewing 
it in a workgroup. Some pc's are having timeouts when attempting to view a 

network share though. In the logs, sometimes at the same time as the 
timeouts, this appears:


[2005/07/28 13:19:08, 0] 
nmbd/nmbd_incomingdgrams.c:process_local_master_announce(311)
  process_local_master_announce: Server PCSTEVE at IP 192.168.0.204 is 
announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP and we 

think we are master. Forcing election.
[2005/07/28 13:19:08, 0] 
nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:unbecome_local_master_success
(149)
  *****

  Samba name server WORKGROUPSHARE has stopped being a local master 
browser 
for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.0.10

  *****
[2005/07/28 13:19:26, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_stage2
(396)
  *****

  Samba name server WORKGROUPSHARE is now a local master browser for 
workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.0.10

  *****


And thus it carries on until someone else on the network tries to take 
over.
On the net, there are loads of people querying this but mostly either 
samba v 
samba conflicts (solved by making one master and one not) or other windows 

conflicts (solved by raising the os level). The os level of this server is 

already at 65 when an XP client is apparently at 16. At no point should 
samba 
give up (even for a second, as I understand it) it's master browser rights 
to 
an XP client. The smb.conf is listed below in part. Can anyone PLEASE shed 

light on this since this is driving me nuts and users are complaining of 
slow 
access to files on the WORKGROUPSHARE samba box's share.

Thanks very much

Steve

smb.conf (in part) follows:

[global]
        workgroup = WORKGROUPSHARE
        netbios name = WORKGROUPSHARE
        server string = PAH Network Share
        interfaces = 127.0.0.1, eth0
        bind interfaces only = Yes
        security = SHARE
        map to guest = Bad User
        add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd  -c Machine -
d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
        domain logons = Yes
        os level = 65
        preferred master = Yes
        domain master = Yes
        ldap suffix = dc=pahltd,dc=com
        printer admin = @ntadmin, root, administrator

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On Friday 29 July 2005 09:36 am, daryn wrote:

Are these two items:
> ? ? ? ? domain logons = Yes
> ? ? ? ? domain master = Yes
really even valid or useful in security-share mode?

There a comment about this in the smb.conf man page:
>         preferred master = Yes
Maybe leaving it at the default (auto) is better.

Chris

Sorry for that, if you use only secure share dont 
set the domain logons and the domain master.
next time ill read better ;-) i think my pain killers are working.. 


u CAN use preferred master = yes though, 
somebody correct me if im wrong.



>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: samba-bounces+louis=van-belle.nl@lists.samba.org 
>[mailto:samba-bounces+louis=van-belle.nl@lists.samba.org] Namens Chris
>Verzonden: vrijdag 29 juli 2005 16:13
>Aan: samba@lists.samba.org
>Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] problems with Windows XP clients 
>becoming local master?
>
>On Friday 29 July 2005 09:36 am, daryn wrote:
>
>Are these two items:
>
>> ? ? ? ? domain logons = Yes
>> ? ? ? ? domain master = Yes
>
>really even valid or useful in security-share mode?
>
>There a comment about this in the smb.conf man page:
>
>>         preferred master = Yes
>
>Maybe leaving it at the default (auto) is better.
>
>Chris
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