Samba browser fail
Edward Dekkers
edward at tripled.iinet.net.au
Thu Apr 1 01:25:18 UTC 2004
Peter Smith wrote:
> See Below:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Edward Dekkers
> Sent: Thursday, 1 April 2004 10:28 AM
> To: pasmith at wbmpl.com.au; General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: Re: Samba browser fail
>
>
> Peter Smith wrote:
>
>>Hello again,
>>
>>I have Googled all day without finding anything helpful.
>>
>>I am running RedHat 7.3, kernel 2.4.18-3, samba 2.2.7-security-rollup-fix,
>>in an NT4 domain.
>>
>>This system was running well until I reinstalled the OS. I am using a
>
> copy
>
>>of the smb.conf and so on that were working before.
>>
>>Now, while samba seems to be rinning OK, and the system can mount Windows
>>shares without problems, Windows machines cannot see the samba machine at
>>all. There is an error report on browsing problems every 15 minutes.
>>
>>I append output from the log.nmbd file, starting from where the samba
>
> server
>
>>successfully joined the NT domain, followed by the [global] section of
>>smb.conf.
>>
>>Has anyone come across this before?
>>
>>Thanks for all your help in the past,
>>Peter Smith
>>
>>=============================================
>>[2004/03/31 14:17:42, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:terminate(59)
>> Got SIGTERM: going down...
>>[2004/03/31 14:19:26, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(794)
>> Netbios nameserver version 2.2.7-security-rollup-fix started.
>> Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1994-2002
>>[2004/03/31 14:19:26, 0] param/loadparm.c:map_parameter(2077)
>> Unknown parameter encountered: "allow null passwords"
>>[2004/03/31 14:19:26, 0] param/loadparm.c:lp_do_parameter(2751)
>> Ignoring unknown parameter "allow null passwords"
>>[2004/03/31 14:24:52, 0]
>>nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_stage2(404)
>> *****
>>
>> Samba name server BACKSERV is now a local master browser for workgroup
>
> WBM
>
>>on subnet 192.168.0.4
>>
>> *****
>>[2004/03/31 14:25:14, 0]
>>nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:find_domain_master_name_query_fail(358)
>> find_domain_master_name_query_fail:
>> Unable to find the Domain Master Browser name WBM<1b> for the workgroup
>>WBM.
>> Unable to sync browse lists in this workgroup.
>>[2004/03/31 14:40:14, 0]
>>nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:find_domain_master_name_query_fail(358)
>> find_domain_master_name_query_fail:
>> Unable to find the Domain Master Browser name WBM<1b> for the workgroup
>>WBM.
>> Unable to sync browse lists in this workgroup.
>>=============================================
>>[global]
>> wins server = 192.168.0.6
>> passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>> pam password change = Yes
>> printing = lprng
>> dns proxy = No
>> encrypt passwords = Yes
>> allow null passwords = Yes
>> socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=14596
>>SO_RCVBUF=14596
>> max log size = 0
>> preferred master = No
>> password server = ECOSERV
>> obey pam restrictions = Yes
>> passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n
>>*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
>> security = DOMAIN
>> unix password sync = Yes
>> server string = %L Samba Server %v
>> workgroup = WBM
>> log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>> netbios name = BACKSERV
>> os level = 33
>> kernel oplocks = No
>> domain master = No
>>=============================================
>
>
> >I could be wrong but it looks to me like it can't find the master for
> >the domain, hence it can't add itself to the browse list stored on the
> >other server. In a domain setup, there is only one master browser.
>
> >Regards,
> >Ed.
>
> Well, yes, that is what I thought - but it knows about the PDC and the
> password server.
>
> What else can I tell it? There doesn't seem to be an option for specifying
> the name (or IP) of the master browser.
A very stupid question, as you more than likely know what you're doing
but your firewall (if you have one - you should), IS allowing the
netbios crap through for proper conversation with the PDC right?
Regards,
Ed.
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