[KLUG Members] Ah-HAH!

Adam Williams members@kalamazoolinux.org
14 Jul 2003 22:16:38 -0400


> Adam, look at this:
> [2003/07/02 18:39:22, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:process(515)
>   Got SIGHUP dumping debug info.
> [2003/07/02 18:39:22, 0] nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:dump_workgroups(284)
>   dump_workgroups()
>    dump workgroup on subnet     192.168.1.2: netmask=  255.255.255.0:
>         FIRST(1) current master browser = CARES
>                 CARES 400c992b (cares server (Samba 3.0.0beta1-1 for 
> Debian))
>                 HIVEDUCATOR-1 40011003 ()
>                 VOLDIRECTOR 40011003 ()
>                 OFFICEASSISTANT 40011203 ()
>                 DEVDIRECTOR 40011003 ()
>                 OFFICEMANAGER 40011203 ()
>                 EXECDIRECTOR 40011003 ()
>                 HIVEDUCATOR-4 40011003 ()
> [2003/07/02 18:39:22, 0] nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:dump_workgroups(284)
>   dump_workgroups()
>    dump workgroup on subnet  UNICAST_SUBNET: netmask=    192.168.1.2:
>         FIRST(1) current master browser = UNKNOWN
>                 CARES 4009992b (cares server (Samba 3.0.0beta1-1 for 
> Debian))
> Two subnets, one 192.168.1.2 and one UNICAST_SUBNET with NO master 
> browser.
> Is this normal?

It is normal, but shouldn't last very long.  A master should get
selected (elected, even if the election is florida-ed by tweaking "os
level" values) within a few minutes.  Do you have a WINS server running?