Samba error in syslog

[Michael Elleby III_1]

Jun 13 09:58:41 mupr11 nmbd[1229]: [2002/06/13 09:58:41, 0] nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:(360)
Jun 13 09:58:41 mupr11 nmbd[1229]: find_domain_master_name_query_fail:
Jun 13 09:58:41 mupr11 nmbd[1229]: Unable to find the Domain Master Browser name MMS_RIC<1b> for the workgroup MMS_RIC.
Jun 13 09:58:41 mupr11 nmbd[1229]: Unable to sync browse lists in this workgroup.


What causes this error?

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

Hi

It seems be a communication error with the domain controllers (PDC,BDC). Was it a temporary error or does it remain ? If so try to restart the samba server and if this not help, check the network and the domain controllers.

[T G Manikandan]

Hello
The error normally looks as if your samba server is trying to sync hosts with the PDC but there is no master browser in your workgroup..


Is your Samba server part of a NT Domain? If this is the case, and your samba is a
local Master Browser in the domain, it will try to syncronize its browse list with
that of the Domain Master Browser of the Domain, normally the PDC.

Then you can set
local master = no
prefered master = no

in your smb.conf file.

but it looks as if in your workgroup i.eMMS_RIC there is no master browser
so make these settings

domain master = yes
preferred master=yes
in the [global]-section of your smb.conf


Look for the man pages of the smb.conf file

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preferred master (G)
This boolean parameter controls if nmbd is a preferred master browser for its workgroup.
If this is set to true, on startup, nmbd will force an election, and it will have a slight advantage in winning the election. It is recommended that this parameter is used in conjunction with "domain master = yes", so that nmbd can guarantee becoming a domain master.
Use this option with caution, because if there are several hosts (whether Samba servers, Windows 95 or NT) that are preferred master browsers on the same subnet, they will each periodically and continuously attempt to become the local master browser. This will result in unnecessary broadcast traffic and reduced browsing capabilities.
See also os level.
Default: preferred master = no

Example: preferred master = yes

domain master (G)
Tell nmbd to enable WAN-wide browse list collation. Setting this option causes nmbd to claim a special domain specific NetBIOS name that identifies it as a domain master browser for its given workgroup. Local master browsers in the same workgroup on broadcast-isolated subnets will give this nmbd their local browse lists, and then ask smbd for a complete copy of the browse list for the whole wide area network. Browser clients will then contact their local master browser, and will receive the domain-wide browse list, instead of just the list for their broadcast-isolated subnet.
Note that Windows NT Primary Domain Controllers expect to be able to claim this workgroup specific special NetBIOS name that identifies them as domain master browsers for that workgroup by default (i.e. there is no way to prevent a Windows NT PDC from attempting to do this). This means that if this parameter is set and nmbd claims the special name for a workgroup before a Windows NT PDC is able to do so then cross subnet browsing will behave strangely and may fail.
Default: domain master = no


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