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+<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+ <term><anchor id="LOCALMASTER"/>local master (G)</term>
+ <listitem><para>This option allows <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> to try and become a local master browser
+ on a subnet. If set to <constant>no</constant> then <command moreinfo="none">
+ nmbd</command> will not attempt to become a local master browser
+ on a subnet and will also lose in all browsing elections. By
+ default this value is set to <constant>yes</constant>. Setting this value to <constant>yes</constant> doesn't
+ mean that Samba will <emphasis>become</emphasis> the local master
+ browser on a subnet, just that <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> will <emphasis>
+ participate</emphasis> in elections for local master browser.</para>
+
+ <para>Setting this value to <constant>no</constant> will cause <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command>
+ <emphasis>never</emphasis> to become a local master browser.</para>
+
+ <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">local master = yes</command></para>
+ </listitem>
+ </samba:parameter>