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authorJohn Terpstra <jht@samba.org>2005-11-08 06:34:58 +0000
committerGerald W. Carter <jerry@samba.org>2008-04-23 08:47:11 -0500
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xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
<synonym>prefered master</synonym>
<description>
- <para>This boolean parameter controls if
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> is a preferred master
- browser for its workgroup.</para>
+ <para>
+ This boolean parameter controls if <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> is a preferred master browser for its workgroup.
+ </para>
- <para>If this is set to <constant>yes</constant>, on startup, <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command>
- will force an election, and it will have a slight advantage in
- winning the election. It is recommended that this parameter is
- used in conjunction with
- <smbconfoption name="domain master">yes</smbconfoption>, so
- that <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> can guarantee becoming a domain master.</para>
+ <para>
+ If this is set to <constant>yes</constant>, on startup, <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> will force
+ an election, and it will have a slight advantage in winning the election. It is recommended that this
+ parameter is used in conjunction with <smbconfoption name="domain master">yes</smbconfoption>, so that
+ <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> can guarantee becoming a domain master.
+ </para>
- <para>Use this option with caution, because if there are several
- hosts (whether Samba servers, Windows 95 or NT) that are
- preferred master browsers on the same subnet, they will each
- periodically and continuously attempt to become the local
- master browser. This will result in unnecessary broadcast
- traffic and reduced browsing capabilities.</para>
+ <para>
+ Use this option with caution, because if there are several hosts (whether Samba servers, Windows 95 or NT)
+ that are preferred master browsers on the same subnet, they will each periodically and continuously attempt
+ to become the local master browser. This will result in unnecessary broadcast traffic and reduced browsing
+ capabilities.
+ </para>
</description>
<related>os level</related>
<value type="default">auto</value>