Server on Dedian 3.0 Woody with Samba 3.0.7 set as PDC (PAS006) with 'os level = 255' is loosing the domain control and gets replaced by another machine (PAN007) on the network. Using 'smbclient -L pas006' gives this list: Workgroup Master --------- ------- DOMAIN PAN007 Althought the log is talking about different host becomming a domain master. Last part from nmbd.log: ========================= ***** Samba name server PAS006 is now a local master browser for workgroup DOMAIN on subnet 192.168.101.4 ***** [2004/10/05 11:26:25, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingdgrams.c:process_local_master_announce(311) process_local_master_announce: Server PAN005 at IP 192.168.101.150 is announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup DOMAIN and we think we are master. Forcing election. [2004/10/05 11:26:25, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:unbecome_local_master_success (149) ***** Samba name server PAS006 has stopped being a local master browser for workgroup DOMAIN on subnet 192.168.101.4 ***** [2004/10/05 11:26:42, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_stage2(396) ***** Samba name server PAS006 is now a local master browser for workgroup DOMAIN on subnet 192.168.101.4 ***** [2004/10/05 11:28:16, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingdgrams.c:process_local_master_announce(311) process_local_master_announce: Server PAN005 at IP 192.168.101.150 is announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup DOMAIN and we think we are master. Forcing election. [2004/10/05 11:28:16, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:unbecome_local_master_success (149) ***** Samba name server PAS006 has stopped being a local master browser for workgroup DOMAIN on subnet 192.168.101.4 ***** [2004/10/05 11:28:25, 0] nmbd/nmbd_nameregister.c:register_name_response(130) register_name_response: server at IP 192.168.101.150 rejected our name registration of DOMAIN<1d> IP 192.168.101.4 with error code 6. [2004/10/05 11:28:25, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_fail2(417) become_local_master_fail2: failed to register name DOMAIN<1d> on subnet 192.168.101.4. Failed to become a local master browser. [2004/10/05 11:28:25, 0] nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:standard_fail_register(283) standard_fail_register: Failed to register/refresh name DOMAIN<1d> on subnet 192.168.101.4 [2004/10/06 09:06:00, 0] nmbd/nmbd_namequery.c:query_name_response(101) query_name_response: Multiple (2) responses received for a query on subnet 192.168.101.4 for name DOMAIN<1d>. This response was from IP 192.168.101.162, reporting an IP address of 192.168.101.162. Why is the server PAS006 loosing to be domain master even if the os level was set to maximum???
please attach your smb.conf and include a network trace of the browse electrion process.
I have same problem. I have one machine that always intercept local master browsing. I know that guy, he is buggy-firewalled. His firewall blocks all incoming requests about "Forcing Master Browser Elections". And Permits all inbound request "Who is current Master Browser?" and outbound requests "I'm current master browser". Then He connects to local network, He always became master browser for himself, because his firewall blocks requests from my master browser (and others computers ;((( !!!). Now he is fully firewalled from my master browser server and all seems okay. (for me, not for him) ;) --------------------------------- register_name_response: server at IP 192.168.101.150 rejected our name registration of DOMAIN<1d> IP 192.168.101.4 with error code 6. --------------------------------- ;)
this bug seems to be resolved in new version of samba (tested on 3.0.20 & 3.0.21a). Thank you, Samba Team.
Please retest against a current Samba release and reopen if the issue is still present.