Re: Samba nmbd messages in log (SOLVED)

Laurence Vanek wrote:

I have a Samba server running on my small home network. The home network is served off its own NIC (eth0). A separate NIC (eth1) is connected thru cable modem to VOIP router. The VOIP router appears to be doing NAT and serves up an address:

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:75:73:91:0F inet addr:192.168.15.100 Bcast:192.168.15.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

         inet6 addr: fe80::204:75ff:fe73:910f/64 Scope:Link
         UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
         RX packets:303755 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
         TX packets:265877 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
         collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
         RX bytes:326973694 (311.8 MiB)  TX bytes:41058862 (39.1 MiB)
         Interrupt:22 Base address:0x8000

My /var/log/messages file is filling with the following messages, every 10-15 minutes:

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Apr 15 11:24:25 localhost nmbd[4279]: [2006/04/15 11:24:25, 0] nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:get_domain_master_name_node_status_fail(488) Apr 15 11:24:25 localhost nmbd[4279]: get_domain_master_name_node_status_fail: Apr 15 11:24:25 localhost nmbd[4279]: Doing a node status request to the domain master browser at IP 192.168.15.100 failed.

Apr 15 11:24:25 localhost nmbd[4279]:   Cannot get workgroup name.
==========

I can see my shares on the network from a Windows XP client. All seems well. I have shared my linux box printer thru the printer share & it works.

My testparm file:

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[global]
       workgroup = MSHOME
       netbios name = SAMBA
       server string = Samba %v
       interfaces = eth0
       bind interfaces only = Yes
       guest account = lvanek
       passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u

passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*upda

ed*successfully*
       username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
       unix password sync = Yes
       log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
       max log size = 50
       socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
       printcap name = /etc/printcap
       os level = 65
       preferred master = Yes
       domain master = Yes
       dns proxy = No
       wins support = Yes
       idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
       idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
       guest ok = Yes
       hosts allow = 192.168.1.
       cups options = raw

[homes]
       comment = Home Directories
       path = /home/lvanek
       valid users = lvanek
       read only = No
       directory mask = 0775
       hide dot files = No

[printers]
       comment = All Printers
       path = /var/spool/samba
       printable = Yes
       browseable = No

[tmp]
       comment = Temporary file space
       path = /tmp
       valid users = bvanek, lvanek
       read only = No
===============

My take on the log messages is that nmbd broadcasts to ALL interfaces even though I bind only to eth0 (home network NIC). The IP address (192.168.15.100) is assigned by the VOIP router.

Any suggestions as to how I can quiet these?

As a side note, I am confused as to whether I need to call for Samba to be a domain master in a simple setup like this. I appears as though I do. Thoughts?

As suggested I set "wins support = no" which stopped the messages in the log. My setup does not need this option. Also added "Samba" to my /etc/hosts file to make sure we resolve, although this was not related to problem.

Still curious as to how one would stop these messages if needed wins support & had a setup like mine.

Thanks for help.

Cheers,
Dave

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