1 <samba:parameter name="local master"
3 basic="1" advanced="1" developer="1"
4 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
6 <para>This option allows <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
7 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> to try and become a local master browser
8 on a subnet. If set to <constant>no</constant> then <command moreinfo="none">
9 nmbd</command> will not attempt to become a local master browser
10 on a subnet and will also lose in all browsing elections. By
11 default this value is set to <constant>yes</constant>. Setting this value to
12 <constant>yes</constant> doesn't mean that Samba will <emphasis>become</emphasis> the
13 local master browser on a subnet, just that <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command>
14 will <emphasis>participate</emphasis> in elections for local master browser.</para>
16 <para>Setting this value to <constant>no</constant> will cause <command
17 moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> <emphasis>never</emphasis> to become a local
18 master browser.</para>
20 <value type="default">yes</value>