samba - Feb 2011 - Repeated "Forced Election"... can this be avoided ?

Hi all,

I am running a v3.5.6 samba as a PDC with tbdsam.  I have:

   security         = user
   domain master    = yes
   domain logons    = yes

   local master     = yes
   preferred master = yes
   os level         = 33

   log level        = 1

My daily logwatch shows:

  Connections Denied:
    lib/util_sock.c:1432(get_peer_addr_internal)  getpeername failed.
Error was Transport endpoint is not connected  0.0.0.0 : 121 Time(s)
    lib/util_sock.c:1432(get_peer_addr_internal)  getpeername failed.
Error was Transport endpoint is not connected 0.0.0.0 : 121 Time(s)
 
  Forced Election:
    In workgroup SMB_DOMAIN when announced server was:
       <Windows 7> (a.b.c.x) : 22 Time(s)
       <Windows 7> (a.b.c.y) : 120 Time(s)
       <Windows XP>(a.b.c.z) : 120 Time(s)

The "22 Time(s)" machine is only on some of the time !

Is this normal ?

Can I avoid this clutter ?  -- other than by turning off the logging
:-)

I also see some DHCP logging:

  Unknown Entries:
    Unable to add reverse map from w.c.b.a.in-addr.arpa. to
FRED.SMB_DOMAIN: not found: 16 Time(s)
    Unable to add reverse map from y.c.b.a.in-addr.arpa. to
BARNEY.SMB_DOMAIN: not found: 8 Time(s)
    Unable to add reverse map from x.c.b.a.in-addr.arpa. to
WILMA.SMB_DOMAIN: not found: 14 Time(s)

Are these normal ?  Is there something I should do with dynamic DNS to
help, here ?

Thanks,

Chris

2011/2/3  <chris.hall.list at highwayman.com>:
> I also see some DHCP logging:
>
>  Unknown Entries:
>    Unable to add reverse map from w.c.b.a.in-addr.arpa. to
> FRED.SMB_DOMAIN: not found: 16 Time(s)
>    Unable to add reverse map from y.c.b.a.in-addr.arpa. to
> BARNEY.SMB_DOMAIN: not found: 8 Time(s)
>    Unable to add reverse map from x.c.b.a.in-addr.arpa. to
> WILMA.SMB_DOMAIN: not found: 14 Time(s)
>
> Are these normal ?  Is there something I should do with dynamic DNS to
> help, here ?
If you stop this message, apply a patch in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2171571
or modify your Windows 7 machine's FQDN manually.
>  Forced Election:
>    In workgroup SMB_DOMAIN when announced server was:
>       <Windows 7> (a.b.c.x) : 22 Time(s)
>       <Windows 7> (a.b.c.y) : 120 Time(s)
>       <Windows XP>(a.b.c.z) : 120 Time(s)
>
> The "22 Time(s)" machine is only on some of the time !
Have you set these machine's firewall suitable for Internet?
If a windows machine running browsing service can not receive UDP
broadcast, the machine recognizes that  "I have to become a master
browser"
and will cause election.

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TAKAHASHI Motonobu <monyo at samba.gr.jp>