Samba nmbd messages in log (SOLVED)
Laurence Vanek
lvanek at charter.net
Mon Apr 17 00:05:03 UTC 2006
Laurence Vanek wrote:
> I have a Samba server running on my small home network. The home
> network is served off its own NIC (eth0). A separate NIC (eth1) is
> connected thru cable modem to VOIP router. The VOIP router appears to
> be doing NAT and serves up an address:
>
> eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:75:73:91:0F inet
> addr:192.168.15.100 Bcast:192.168.15.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> inet6 addr: fe80::204:75ff:fe73:910f/64 Scope:Link
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:303755 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:265877 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:326973694 (311.8 MiB) TX bytes:41058862 (39.1 MiB)
> Interrupt:22 Base address:0x8000
>
> My /var/log/messages file is filling with the following messages,
> every 10-15 minutes:
>
> ==========
>
> Apr 15 11:24:25 localhost nmbd[4279]: [2006/04/15 11:24:25, 0]
> nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:get_domain_master_name_node_status_fail(488)
> Apr 15 11:24:25 localhost nmbd[4279]:
> get_domain_master_name_node_status_fail:
> Apr 15 11:24:25 localhost nmbd[4279]: Doing a node status request to
> the domain master browser at IP 192.168.15.100 failed.
> Apr 15 11:24:25 localhost nmbd[4279]: Cannot get workgroup name.
> ==========
>
> I can see my shares on the network from a Windows XP client. All
> seems well. I have shared my linux box printer thru the printer share
> & it works.
>
> My testparm file:
>
> ==========
> [global]
> workgroup = MSHOME
> netbios name = SAMBA
> server string = Samba %v
> interfaces = eth0
> bind interfaces only = Yes
> guest account = lvanek
> passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n
> *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*upda
> ed*successfully*
> username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
> unix password sync = Yes
> log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> max log size = 50
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> printcap name = /etc/printcap
> os level = 65
> preferred master = Yes
> domain master = Yes
> dns proxy = No
> wins support = Yes
> idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
> idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
> guest ok = Yes
> hosts allow = 192.168.1.
> cups options = raw
>
> [homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> path = /home/lvanek
> valid users = lvanek
> read only = No
> directory mask = 0775
> hide dot files = No
>
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/spool/samba
> printable = Yes
> browseable = No
>
> [tmp]
> comment = Temporary file space
> path = /tmp
> valid users = bvanek, lvanek
> read only = No
> ===============
>
> My take on the log messages is that nmbd broadcasts to ALL interfaces
> even though I bind only to eth0 (home network NIC). The IP address
> (192.168.15.100) is assigned by the VOIP router.
>
> Any suggestions as to how I can quiet these?
>
> As a side note, I am confused as to whether I need to call for Samba
> to be a domain master in a simple setup like this. I appears as
> though I do. Thoughts?
>
>
As suggested I set "wins support = no" which stopped the messages in the
log. My setup does not need this option. Also added "Samba" to my
/etc/hosts file to make sure we resolve, although this was not related
to problem.
Still curious as to how one would stop these messages if needed wins
support & had a setup like mine.
Thanks for help.
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