1<samba:parameter name="local master" 2 context="G" 3 basic="1" advanced="1" developer="1" 4 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> 5<description> 6 <para>This option allows <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle> 7 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> to try and become a local master browser 8 on a subnet. If set to <constant>no</constant> then <command moreinfo="none"> 9 nmbd</command> will not attempt to become a local master browser 10 on a subnet and will also lose in all browsing elections. By 11 default this value is set to <constant>yes</constant>. Setting this value to 12 <constant>yes</constant> doesn't mean that Samba will <emphasis>become</emphasis> the 13 local master browser on a subnet, just that <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> 14 will <emphasis>participate</emphasis> in elections for local master browser.</para> 15 16 <para>Setting this value to <constant>no</constant> will cause <command 17 moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> <emphasis>never</emphasis> to become a local 18master browser.</para> 19</description> 20<value type="default">yes</value> 21</samba:parameter> 22