1 This file lists real Gotchas to watch out for:
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4 Description: Problem Detecting Interfaces
5 Symptom: Workstations do NOT see Samba server in Browse List
6 OS: RedHat - Rembrandt Beta 2
9 Submitted By: John H Terpstra <jht@aquasoft.com.au>
11 By default RedHat Rembrandt-II during installation adds an
12 entry to /etc/hosts as follows:-
13 127.0.0.1 loopback "hostname"."domainname"
15 This causes Samba to loop back onto the loopback interface.
16 The result is that Samba fails to communicate correctly with
17 the world and therefor may fail to correctly negotiate who
18 is the master browse list holder and who is the master browser.
20 Corrective Action: Delete the entry after the word loopback
21 in the line starting 127.0.0.1
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24 Description: Problems with MS Windows NT Server network logon service
25 Symptom: Loss of Domain Logon Services and failed Windows NT / 95
27 OS: All Unix systems with Windows NT Domain Control environments.
29 Date: February 1, 1997
30 Submitted By: John H Terpstra <jht@aquasoft.com.au>
32 Samba is configured for Domain logon control in a network
33 where a Windows NT Domain Primary Controller is running.
36 The Windows NT Server is shut down, then restarted. Then
37 the Samba server is reconfigured so that it NO LONGER offers
38 Domain logon services. Windows NT and 95 workstations can no
39 longer log onto the domain. Ouch!!!
42 The Windows NT Server which is running the Network logon
43 Service is shut down and restarted while Samba is a domain
44 controller offering the Domain LogOn service. Windows NT
45 Workstation and Server can no longer log onto the network.
48 Windows NT checks at start up to see if any domain logon
49 controllers are already running within the domain. It finds
50 Samba claiming to offer the service and therefore does NOT
51 start it's Network Logon Service.
53 Windows NT needs the Windows NT network logon service to gain
54 from it's Domain controller's SAM database the security
55 identifier for the user loging on.
57 Work-around: Stop the Samba nmbd and smbd processes, then on the Windows
58 NT Primary Domain Controller start the Network Logon Service.
59 Now restart the Samba nmbd and smbd services.
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