Samba browser fail

[Peter Smith]

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 11:25 AM
To: pasmith at wbmpl.com.au; General Red Hat Linux discussion list
Subject: Re: Samba browser fail


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.

Everything is inside the firewall.  Besides, it was all working before I
reinstalled RH 7.3.
The smb.conf was copied from the previous install.  I am part way through
apt-getting the latest upgrades, but this problem shows up in log.nmbd
immediately after the re-install from the RH 7.3 boxed set.

I have a number of odd problems here at the moment, and the only common
factor appears to be me.  Scary ...

Thanks,
Peter