Server keeps becoming master browser
Our only mac server is bound to our active directory domain as a member, and samba config file is set so that os level = 2, and master browser set to 'no'. However, each time the machine is restarted, it initiates an election with our dc's and wins. Any thoughts on why this would be occurring?
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I have similar issue. My Mac server is becoming Master Browser again & again. However i have checked SMB.CONF file is correct, os level = 2 & domain master = no.
Here are System logs from DC Server:-
1.
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: BROWSER
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8021
Date: 5/21/2010
Time: 9:47:30 AM
User: N/A
Computer: AONYPWINDC1
Description:
The browser service was unable to retrieve a list of servers from the browser master \\AOPCNYPMAC1 on the network \Device\NetBTTcpip{E5AC0DB5-D0AD-49BD-84E7-9AADC9584BC3}.
Browser master: \\AOPCNYPMAC1(this is my Mac Server)
Network: \Device\NetBTTcpip{E5AC0DB5-D0AD-49BD-84E7-9AADC9584BC3}
This event may be caused by a temporary loss of network connectivity. If this message appears again, verify that the server is still connected to the network. The return code is in the Data text box.
2. Event Type: Information
Event Source: MRxSmb
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8027
Date: 5/21/2010
Time: 9:43:17 AM
User: N/A
Computer: AONYPWINDC1
Description:
The browser running on the Domain Controller has lost an election. The computer that won the election is AOPCNYPMAC1(this is my MAC Server), on the transport \Device\NetBTTcpip{E5AC0DB5-D0AD-49BD-84E7-9AA.
The data contains the election version, election criteria, and remote computer time up, and the same information for the current computer.
Please help if anyone has any clue.
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Non Domain Computers Becoming Master Browser
Hello,
I am troubleshooting an issue with the master browser service when an external user connects his workgroup laptop to our domain network and wins the election.
The network consists of a domain controller which has the following registry settings
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters\IsDomainMaster = True
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Is there a way to prevent non domain computers from becoming the master browser without changing registry settings on that computer?
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My server trying to be domain master browser on another network
On our small network we have a snow leopard server (xserve).
It's a private 192 network using smb to let windows play along.
Lately in the logs the server is trying to the smb domain master browser for what seems to be a foreign private 10 network.
The smb.conf file looks pretty normal although I'm the smb guru I should be.
Does this sound bad?What's the history of this Xserve configuration, of any SAN-based storage, and of this network?
Whether or not you expect to have a 10-network, you obviously have a 10-network around. (Quite possibly two 10-network subnets, based on the two addresses shown.)
Use a managed switch or network monitor or a brute-force ARP and multicast ping to see what's going on with the networks. Assuming all three networks are /24, the following hackery will probe the network for active IP addresses:
ping -c4 192.168.1.255
arp -a
ping -c4 10.211.55.255
arp -a
ping -c4 10.37.129.255
arp -a
The Bonjour Browser tool is another GUI-based tool that can explore your network.
In general, I would not expect an Xserve box to be using a .local top-level domain as its primary DNS host name; that's not usually known for its reliability.
Intel Xserve boxes can have a second network address around for the LOM, but that setting does not usually show up on the OS X displays other than Server Monitor. So that's probably not the case, here. (Well, you may have LOM addresses, but the Xserve LOM is incompatible with link aggregation.)
Do you have a Fibre Channel SAN around? If so, that tends to have a private management network. -
OS X Server 10.6 always wants to be a Master Browser
I have already read this thread:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11058853
And none of it helps. In the smb.conf file itself, it's set to OS level 2, and no master browser. Yet I cannot uncheck the master browser, and this server is always forcing itself to be the master browser in an Active Directory domain, even though it's just a member server bound to Active Directory for credential purposes only.
The machine is only file serving; no other purpose whatsoever.
When this occurs, no Windows or Mac on the domain can browse the network anymore; it completely breaks that functionality for every computer.
Please assist, if possible.I was beating my head against the wall because this wasn't working for me & then I realized it was because the config posted in the thread got changed because of the [ ] character being recognized as some sort of HTML markup or something.
The entry needs to look like below but imagine global in [ ] and put 4 spaces in front of the 3 config params:
global
local master = no
preferred master = no
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Px12-400r wants to become a master browser in NetBt transport
Hello, community!
My second domain controller say that:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: MRxSmb
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8003
Date: 9/25/2013
Time: 7:01:01 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DC-02
Description:
The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer PX12-400R that believes that it is the master browser for the domain on transport NetBT_Tcpip_{FE107059-C039-43FE. The master browser is stopping or an election is being forced.
I understand this situation but not understand what i can do for resolve problem in LenovoEmc px12-400r. I don't see same instruments in webinterface of px12-400rHi Lucas_Buck,
Did you scheduled any tasks in the Task scheduler at that time?
It is strange that the network caused the Sleep Reason: Button or Lid.
Additionally, there is a large time span between 8/26/2014 5:11:43 and 2/26/2014 3:21:49.
Please refer to the following KB for more details about the event ID.
Common causes and solutions of browser Event ID 8021 and Event ID 8032 on domain master browsers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q135404
Additionally, please update your network adapter driver to the latest version.
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Can't Turn Off Workgroup Master Browser
I'm probably missing something but I've got a 10.6.1 server that is setup with a Magic Triangle and I was trying to setup a share for someone to access and I cannot setup SMB without the Workgroup Master Browser being checked and I really don't want the machine to be a Master Browser of any kind. If I remove the checkmark and click Save, the checkmark returns. If I set it to be a Domain Master Browser (don't really want this either) and remove the Workgroup check and hit Save, back it come again. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong here?
Yes I do understand. As I stated previously, I edited the /etc/smb.conf. That did not work. I also edited /var/db/smb.conf. That works for a short while, but then the setting is turned back on. Here is my /etc/smb.conf:
; Configuration file for the Samba software suite.
; ============================================================================
; For the format of this file and comprehensive descriptions of all the
; configuration option, please refer to the man page for smb.conf(5).
; The following configuration should suit most systems for basic usage and
; initial testing. It gives all clients access to their home directories and
; allows access to all printers specified in /etc/printcap.
; BEGIN required configuration
; Parameters inside the required configuration block should not be altered.
; They may be changed at any time by upgrades or other automated processes.
; Site-specific customizations will only be preserved if they are done
; outside this block. If you choose to make customizations, it is your
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; configuration tools.
[global]
debug pid = yes
log level = 1
server string = Mac OS X
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printing = cups
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use spnego = yes
passdb backend = odsam
idmap domains = default
idmap config default: default = yes
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idmap alloc backend = odsam
idmap negative cache time = 5
map to guest = Bad User
guest account = nobody
unix charset = UTF-8
display charset = UTF-8
dos charset = 437
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max xmit = 131072
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stat cache = no
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ea support = yes
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global
local master = no
preferred master = no
os level = 2
As you can see I made the changes you suggested. I then try to set Workgroup Master Browser to off:
bash-3.2# sudo serveradmin settings smb:local master = no
smb:local master = yes
bash-3.2#
Is there some other step that needs to take place to get this to work? What do you mean "make testparm"
Thanks -
Master Browser Issue (OS Level = 65)
All -
So we're running a Windows Server 2003 R2 Active Directory, with a single Mac file server bound to AD (so that we can share out some files via AFP to a small set of Mac workstations). For some reason, the Mac server keeps insisting on forcing itself as the Master Browser on the domain.
I know the "fix" of editing SMB.conf is posted all over the 'net. I've tried editing both /etc/smb.conf and /var/db/smb.conf - but nothing seems to work. Anytime I restart the SMB service (serveradmin stop/start smb), the /var/db/smb.conf file is modified or overwritten to include "os level = 65". And sure enough, any election results in the Mac server winning.
Any thoughts on how I can stop this from happening?
Thanks,
--NoelAh yes, welcome to "Browser Wars".
If you think it's fun with the mac you should see what Win95 will do to you.
Open SA, go to the SMB service and to the advanced tab (I presume you have the SMB service turned on). There you will see two services listed, and possibly checked: "Workgroup Master Browser" and "Domain Master Browser". If you don't want any browsing services then make sure that the WINS registration is turned off and you should be able to clear the two browser buttons, otherwise, make sure that you have entered your 2k3 server as the Wins server in "Register with" and then turn off the Domain Master.
The problem is that every windows box, regardless of whether it is a server or not, is a browser. This is because all windows boxes must support peer-to-peer and to do so they have to keep a local copy of the surrounding 24 box names. Because of this you can end up with "notwork neighborhood" syndrome where the network neighborhood listing is incomplete because the box you are on has pulled it's listing from something other than a server (where you get your copy from is totally dependent on the latency between the box and the server. It's a first one to answer situation). There is nothing wrong with the Mac being the master browser, as long as network neighborhood accurately reflects your full domain.
Under WinNT server there were additional tools that showed you the master browser election fights, but I don't believe they exist anymore. They were fun to watch, and eye opening. You should see what happens when a Win9x laptop wins. -
How can I find out WHY a user keeps becoming disabled in WGM?
I know users are disabled after a certain number of incorrect login attempts, in my case it is se to 7.
But one user keeps becoming disabled for no obvious reason. The user in question just logs into FTP.
Once it has been disabled, I try re-enabling it but if I quit WGM and re-open they will be disabled again straight away. I have to delete the user and re-create them with the same UID for it to stay active.
Its highly unlikely that the user is entering the password incorrectly this many times!It can maybe be an old alias or something like shared fonts from a server share trying to login.
Maybe not even on the same machine.
Check logs. -
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I have EA4500 acting as a router on domainless all-Windows network of two XP machines.
Unfortunately, EA4500 aggressively grabs the role of the Master Browser (I am talking about Computer Browser Service) on the network (regardless in which order you power the devices up) and then doesn't serve as a working Master Browser - both Windows machines stop listing the network computers in the "Network Neighborhood" and incur massive timeouts when attempting to view the listing.
A quick look with 'browstat.exe status' reveals that indeed the router has announced itself as a Master Browser device, but returns errors when you query it.
Quite predictably, without the router, both machinces figure out amongst each other who will be the Master Browser and everything works fine. The problems begin only when you add the router to the network.
Hence the questions:
1) Is there any way to make EA4500 work like a full-blown Master Browser (the one that not only announces itself, but also serves as such)? That would be really nice, as having a Master Browser integrated in "always-on" router would really improve the predictability of the network.
2) If not, is there any way to disable the Master Browser on EA4500? For now I managed to achieve that by assigning the router to different workgroup name, but this is lame, as I now can't connect a disk storage to the router and use it within the same workgroup.I have the same problem.
I also tried bridge mode, but this case all functions are disabled, so the smart part is useless.... and still samba is running and messing up the whole network.
I checked the firmware, seems SSH included in the kernel, is it possible to ssh into the EA4500 and modificate the samba config file???? -
E3000 Share/Master Browser issue
How do I turn off the network share on my E3000?
What is hapening is this:
My Windows XP Computer and my WD TV Live can not see network computers and their shares (The E3000 is seen on the network only). When I attempt to browse the workgroup in Windows XP I get 'error 53'.
It turns out that the E3000 is becoming the master browser when ever the computers on the network are shut off for a short period of time. The E3000 does not do a very good job of being the master browser.
As a work around, I put the E3000 workroup to something different than all the other workgroup computers.
There is no question that the issue is with the E3000. When I make a computer on the network master browser, the XP computer and the WD Live work fine. I prove this by running nbtstat -a <netbios name>.
This does need to be fixed in the E3000 firmware. I already upgraded to the latest (1.0.03)
Anyone have any suggestions on how to escelate this issue?Hi,
I had exactly the same problem after replacing my 3COM router to E3000.
I solved the problem by logging to the the web interface of the E3000 -> Storage -> Administration -> changing the group name from "Workgroup" to "WORKGROUP"
I have in my network 1 XP SP3 machine and 3 Widnwos 7 machines.
In the Win XP machine I was not able to browse the list of the machines but I was able to to browse the machince after entering the name in the address bar (i.e \\Tony-PC)
In the Win 7 machines I was not able to see only the Win XP machnice but entering the address was fine.
Changing the workgroup name from "Workgroup" to "WORKGROUP" in the E3000 as I mentioned solved the problem (even without any restarts and/or resets)
I spent almost 5 hours and I got crazy because of that silly thing.
I hope that this will help other people -
Citrix - Ica Master browser problem
Hi,
Accessing published applications using Netlet requires the citrix_start.html
file to have a parameter: address with value: localhost
like this <param name="address" value="localhost">
We have a terminal server farm using ICA master browsing for load balancing
and listing of published applications. For the loadbalancing to work the
address parameter have to be the name of the published application <param
name="address" value="published_application">
It seems like we cant use the Ica Master Browser for load balancing when
using the Netlet. Anyone succeeded in this?
Kind Regards,
Ivan HagenI have the same problem that you and I am very interested by the answer.
Steve Falardeau
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Hi,
Accessing published applications using Netlet requires thecitrix_start.html
file to have a parameter: address with value: localhost
like this <param name="address" value="localhost">
We have a terminal server farm using ICA master browsing for loadbalancing
and listing of published applications. For the loadbalancing to work the
address parameter have to be the name of the published application <param
name="address" value="published_application">
It seems like we cant use the Ica Master Browser for load balancing when
using the Netlet. Anyone succeeded in this?
Kind Regards,
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I am not thinking clearly this morning, I am attempting to find the Master Browser in my 2008 R2 domain. Does browstat.exe still work, last time I used it was back in the 2003 days.
Hello,
the Computer browser service is by default not started. So you have to enable this to use the master browser.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2008/07/25/netbios-browsing-across-subnets-may-fail-after-upgrading-to-windows-server-2008.aspx
Best regards
Meinolf Weber
MVP, MCP, MCTS
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
My Blog: http://blogs.msmvps.com/MWeber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.
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PDC is Master Browser but event logs still have alot of 8003 errors
Computer Browser Service is enabled into my domain controller (server 2012) who have PDC Role (all my pcs in same subnet). But I have still the errors 8003 in the event logs that some workstation (members in domain) believes that it is the master browser
for the domain
My Question is Should I disable computer browser service on all workstations in the domain or this are not good idea.Hi,
You can try the following steps:
Disable and enable the NIC.
Make sure you are not running a multi-homed DC.
Make sure the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters\IsDomainMaster is set to false.
The computer browser service is an NT legacy system and was retained for backward compatibility. So if you do not have any apps rely on this service you can disable it.
You can also refer to this troubleshooting guide:
Troubleshooting the Microsoft Computer Browser Service
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188305/en-us
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Windows Shares Not Showing Up In Finder (Master Browser Problem)
Hi, on leopard I had no problems with Windows shares showing up in finder. However, having upgraded to Snow Leopard, I've now lost that ability.
Before I had my Leopard computer set as the master browser. I did this by specifying domain master = yes and preferred master = yes in my smb.conf. However despite importing these settings into Snow Leopard's smb.conf, it is not acting as a master browser.
When I run the command "nmblookup -M -- -" which in Leopard returned my Mac as the master browser, now it says "failed to find name _MSBROWSE_#01".
I'm sure this is why the Windows PC is not showing up in finder, but I don't know why the smb-conf isn't taking effect in Snow Leopard, and setting it as the master browser?
Also, I can use Go -> Connect to access my Windows shares, and Mac shares show up in Vista okay.
Any help appreciated.Problem fixed upon updating to 10.6.2.
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