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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/GOTCHAS.txt b/docs/textdocs/GOTCHAS.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c9f78a1053 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/textdocs/GOTCHAS.txt @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +This file lists real Gotchas to watch out for: +========================================================================= +Item Number: 1.0 +Description: Problem Detecting Interfaces +Symptom: Workstations do NOT see Samba server in Browse List +OS: RedHat - Rembrandt Beta 2 +Platform: Intel +Date: August 16, 1996 +Submitted By: John H Terpstra <jht@aquasoft.com.au> +Details: + By default RedHat Rembrandt-II during installation adds an + entry to /etc/hosts as follows:- + 127.0.0.1 loopback "hostname"."domainname" + + This causes Samba to loop back onto the loopback interface. + The result is that Samba fails to communicate correctly with + the world and therefor may fail to correctly negotiate who + is the master browse list holder and who is the master browser. + +Corrective Action: Delete the entry after the word loopback + in the line starting 127.0.0.1 +========================================================================= |