1<samba:parameter name="domain master" 2 type="boolean" 3 context="G" 4 basic="1" advanced="1" developer="1" 5 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> 6<description> 7 <para> 8 Tell <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> to enable 9 WAN-wide browse list collation. Setting this option causes <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> to claim a 10 special domain specific NetBIOS name that identifies it as a domain master browser for its given 11 <smbconfoption name="workgroup"/>. Local master browsers in the same <smbconfoption name="workgroup"/> on 12 broadcast-isolated subnets will give this <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> their local browse lists, 13 and then ask <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> for a 14 complete copy of the browse list for the whole wide area network. Browser clients will then contact their 15 local master browser, and will receive the domain-wide browse list, instead of just the list for their 16 broadcast-isolated subnet. 17 </para> 18 19 <para> 20 Note that Windows NT Primary Domain Controllers expect to be able to claim this <smbconfoption 21 name="workgroup"/> specific special NetBIOS name that identifies them as domain master browsers for that 22 <smbconfoption name="workgroup"/> by default (i.e. there is no way to prevent a Windows NT PDC from attempting 23 to do this). This means that if this parameter is set and <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> claims the 24 special name for a <smbconfoption name="workgroup"/> before a Windows NT PDC is able to do so then cross 25 subnet browsing will behave strangely and may fail. 26 </para> 27 28 <para> 29 If <smbconfoption name="domain logons">yes</smbconfoption>, then the default behavior is to enable the 30 <smbconfoption name="domain master"/> parameter. If <smbconfoption name="domain logons"/> is not enabled (the 31 default setting), then neither will <smbconfoption name="domain master"/> be enabled by default. 32 </para> 33 34 <para> 35 When <smbconfoption name="domain logons">Yes</smbconfoption> the default setting for this parameter is 36 Yes, with the result that Samba will be a PDC. If <smbconfoption name="domain master">No</smbconfoption>, 37 Samba will function as a BDC. In general, this parameter should be set to 'No' only on a BDC. 38 </para> 39 40</description> 41<value type="default">auto</value> 42</samba:parameter> 43