diff options
| author | Alexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org> | 2003-03-27 15:27:19 +0000 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Alexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org> | 2003-03-27 15:27:19 +0000 |
| commit | 5cd3d3f14ef56ff5f1d92aba0174649f3d368f66 (patch) | |
| tree | 7982c107cb4ecf2b739dd0d21b591aca20e9b19a /docs/docbook/smbdotconf/browse/domainmaster.xml | |
| parent | 7c6a4de6f97287e43405b66baa81aa328315de7c (diff) | |
| download | samba-5cd3d3f14ef56ff5f1d92aba0174649f3d368f66.tar.gz samba-5cd3d3f14ef56ff5f1d92aba0174649f3d368f66.tar.bz2 samba-5cd3d3f14ef56ff5f1d92aba0174649f3d368f66.zip | |
Add new framework for smb.conf(5). Please read README before trying to compile.
I will commit more meta-information updates during week-end.
(This used to be commit 8d684dffab6a90b3d612a1aa2b2c457a2bc2e6ac)
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/docbook/smbdotconf/browse/domainmaster.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/docbook/smbdotconf/browse/domainmaster.xml | 34 |
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/browse/domainmaster.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/browse/domainmaster.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cf2d504e4d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/browse/domainmaster.xml @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> + <term><anchor id="DOMAINMASTER"/>domain master (G)</term> + <listitem><para>Tell <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> to enable WAN-wide browse list + collation. Setting this option causes <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> to + claim a special domain specific NetBIOS name that identifies + it as a domain master browser for its given <link linkend="WORKGROUP"> + <parameter moreinfo="none">workgroup</parameter></link>. Local master browsers + in the same <parameter moreinfo="none">workgroup</parameter> on broadcast-isolated + subnets will give this <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> their local browse lists, + and then ask <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> for a complete copy of the browse + list for the whole wide area network. Browser clients will then contact + their local master browser, and will receive the domain-wide browse list, + instead of just the list for their broadcast-isolated subnet.</para> + + <para>Note that Windows NT Primary Domain Controllers expect to be + able to claim this <parameter moreinfo="none">workgroup</parameter> specific special + NetBIOS name that identifies them as domain master browsers for + that <parameter moreinfo="none">workgroup</parameter> by default (i.e. there is no + way to prevent a Windows NT PDC from attempting to do this). This + means that if this parameter is set and <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> claims + the special name for a <parameter moreinfo="none">workgroup</parameter> before a Windows + NT PDC is able to do so then cross subnet browsing will behave + strangely and may fail.</para> + + <para>If <link linkend="DOMAINLOGONS"><command moreinfo="none">domain logons = yes</command> + </link>, then the default behavior is to enable the <parameter moreinfo="none">domain + master</parameter> parameter. If <parameter moreinfo="none">domain logons</parameter> is + not enabled (the default setting), then neither will <parameter moreinfo="none">domain + master</parameter> be enabled by default.</para> + + <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">domain master = auto</command></para></listitem> + </samba:parameter> |