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G'day.. just haveing the straingest problem.. I'd upgraded to the 302rc1 version. i configed it to be an pdc controller, with wins to manage our local domain.. only when browsing the domain list. it gives error(s) once in a while.. "An extended error has occured" & "the system cannot find massage text for message number 0x in the message file for \\hostname"

Dear Experts, I have a problem with SAMBA version 2.0.3 and older. After a few hours of normal operation the workstation disappears from the browserlist but the printing function works normal an I can make a manual connection with the windows-explorer. After a reboot for one or two hours again I can see the workstation normal in the windows explorer. My workstation gives the errormessage: -svcudp_create - cannot getsockname Bad file number -couldn...

...mmitted transaction on zone 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa And a bit ahead thinking, if this is setup correctly, then your "NETBIOS" names.. Are resolvable through DNS. (See man smb.conf : Default: dns proxy = yes). For that i have 1 member running nmbd that is always online and provides the browserlist. Do note also, you dont need nmbs, if you set the "netbios resolving" through dns. Now this restricts you hostnames length, NETBIOS hostname's RFC is different then dns hostname RFCs. The golden rule is, stay below 15 char, and dont use . In netbios names. RFC allows it but it wil...

Mandi! Rowland Penny via samba In chel di` si favelave... > This is probably where you are going wrong. AD lives and dies on DNS, > your DC MUST be authoritative for the AD domain. ...but *is* authoritative! Simply DHCP server assign the ''old'' DNS, where all resolution fr the AD (sub)domain are forwarded to AD DNS... > Your AD clients should be using the DC as