New windows users cannot logon to system

We recently had a Network switch failure. As a result we had to reboot the server (G5 xserve 10.4.7).
This machine is a PDC to approx 50 Windows users. All users are in and working but new users are not being allowed to login.
Looking at the samba logs shows a lot of messages where there is a forcing election with other systems (windows).
eg
Server NORTH_24 at IP 192.168.7.24 is announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup NCS and we think we are master. Forcing election.
How can I stop this from happening and allow my new users to login??

I have changed the setting in /etc/smb.conf
os level = 8
to
os level = 255
This is suppossed to make sure this system wins all elections.
I have made sure any Windows systems were off and reset the server.
However as soon as windows systems turn back on then I start getting the following in log.nmbd :
[2007/04/25 10:34:22, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-92.13/samba/source/nmbd/nmbdincomingdgrams.c:process_local_masterannounce(311)
processlocal_masterannounce: Server H8YD32J at IP 192.168.7.89 is announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup TCP and we think we are master. Forcing election.
[2007/04/25 10:34:22, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-92.13/samba/source/nmbd/nmbdbecome_lmb.c:unbecome_local_mastersuccess(149)
Samba name server SYBSERVER has stopped being a local master browser for workgroup TCP on subnet 192.168.7.3
[2007/04/25 10:34:41, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-92.13/samba/source/nmbd/nmbdbecome_lmb.c:become_local_masterstage2(396)
Samba name server SYBSERVER is now a local master browser for workgroup TCP on subnet 192.168.7.3
[2007/04/25 10:38:22, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-92.13/samba/source/nmbd/nmbdincomingdgrams.c:process_local_masterannounce(311)
processlocal_masterannounce: Server H8YD32J at IP 192.168.7.89 is announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup TCP and we think we are master. Forcing election.
[2007/04/25 10:38:22, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-92.13/samba/source/nmbd/nmbdbecome_lmb.c:unbecome_local_mastersuccess(149)
Samba name server SYBSERVER has stopped being a local master browser for workgroup TCP on subnet 192.168.7.3
[2007/04/25 10:38:41, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-92.13/samba/source/nmbd/nmbdbecome_lmb.c:become_local_masterstage2(396)
Samba name server SYBSERVER is now a local master browser for workgroup TCP on subnet 192.168.7.3
If I turn this particular machine off, the system will start complaining about another one.
This was not happening prior to a Network switch failure and a reboot of the server.
On a good point any new users that are created can now logon to the system. I am not sure though, if that is to do with the change to the smb.conf file
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