how do I set the "Life" time for a connection? pretty pretty please!?!

[WiccaChic]

Can someone at least explain this? When I enter nbtstat -c from a client pc I see the following:

NetBIOS Remote Cache Name Table

Name Type Host Address Life [sec]
------------------------------------------------------- server1 <03> UNIQUE 1.192.50.1 -1
server1 <00> UNIQUE 1.192.50.1 -1
server1 <20> UNIQUE 1.192.50.1 -1
server2 <20> UNIQUE 1.192.50.2 567

Both servers are AIX boxes running same samba version, same config file on same physical segment of the network. I want both to act the same but as you can see server2's name has a limited lifetime in the clients name cache.

 

[PHV]

Check your samba log files to see which AIX box wins the elections.

Hope This Help, PH.
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[ericbrunson]

If you up the 'os level' in server2's smb.conf you should be guaranteed to win the election.