RayMitchell says
> there is no clear description of browsemaster and how to correct the problem.
If you search the forums on the keyword
browsemaster
you only get 8 results. If you then read those threads you will see very clear and specific fixes for setting browsemaster settings where you have multiple Windows & sme servers on the same network.
The general concept is to make the os level setting higher so it overrides other servers on the network, and/or disable browsemaster on other Bservers so there is no clash. Note that a sme in server only mode has a much lower os level setting than a sme in server & gateway mode.
THIS IS ALL FINE AND DANDY, WHAT MAY SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS IF I AM ABLE TO SET BROWSEMASTER ON MY SME SERVER LOW ENOUGH NOT TO TRY TO OVERTAKE THE SYSTEM, THAT WOULD SOLVE ALL, AM I RIGHT?
This thread
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=33598.0links to this thread
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=26199.0which says
see /etc/smb.conf THERE AT LEAST 10 SUCH FILES IN MY SME 7.1 SERVER
see section called "os level"
To change this permanently you should create a custom template eg
/etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/smb.conf/11osLevel
by copying the original fragment, editing it, expanding the template and restarting the service.
IS THIS WHAT I SHOULD CHANGE? I AM NOT SURE WHAT A CUSTOM TEMPLATE MEANS, OR COPYING THE ORIGINAL FRAGMENT (WHICH, FROM WHERE), EXPANDING THE TEMPLATE OR RESTARTING THE SERVICE - REBOOTING?
For more info on browsing and elections see
/usr/share/doc/samba-2.2.8a/docs/textdocs/BROWSING.txt
In Win2K registry you might check this setting
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters\MaintainServerList
I HAVE WINDOWS XP, IT LOOKS THE SAME.
It has a default setting of Auto, change it to No
and from this thread
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=33088.0which says
You would be best to configure your sme server as Domain Controller & DHCP server & DNS server, and set up your users there. They can login & authenticate for access to other workstations/servers on the domain.
Disable these functions (& browsemaster too) in any Windows servers or you will have conflicts/problems.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MESS AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE WITH THE REGISTRY AND IT MAY BE EASIER TO CHANGE SME SERVER THAN 7 OR MORE OTHER COMPUTERS
and from this thread
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=7596.0which says
This is how to Disable Master Browser on Win2K.
Open your favorite registry editor (regedit, regedt32, etc) and browse to the following key:
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters
Set the value of the "Parameters" key to "No".
FYI, the possible values of the "Parameters" key are:
No: (do not participate in browser elections). THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT!
Yes: (THIS IS THE DEFAULT VALUE for Win2000 Server). This computer will ALWAYS be a master browser or a backup browser. This is the cause your department head's problem. You need to change this value to "No".
Auto: (THIS IS THE DEFAULT VALUE FOR WIN2000 Pro). This computer MAY become a browser if there are not enough other browsers out there on the network.
AGAIN I HAVE XP PRO AND NOT 2K AND NO OTHER SERVERS. I AM NOT TRYING TO BE A PAIN IN THE YOU KNOW WHAT, JUST TO FIND A SIMPLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WHICH I BELIEVE MANY PEOPLE HAVE.
THE STUFF ABOVE IS NOT CLEAR AND I CANNOT FOLLOW IT FOR THE REASONS DESCRIBED. WHAT MAY BE USEFUL IS SOMETHING
GO THERE
CHANGE THIS
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I DO NOT HAVE A DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF LINUX, ONLY VERY RUDIMENTARY AND CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH FOR VAGUE DESCRIPTIONS AS ABOVE
For more detailed information, see THIS IS A DEAD LINK
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/tcpip/part4/tcpappi.asp[/quote]
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