This integer value controls what level Samba advertises itself as for browse elections. The value of this parameter determines whether nmbd 8 has a chance of becoming a local master browser for the in the local broadcast area.
Note: By default, Samba will win a local master browsing election over all Microsoft operating systems except a Windows NT 4.0/2000 Domain Controller. This means that a misconfigured Samba host can effectively isolate a subnet for browsing purposes. This parameter is largely auto-configured in the Samba-3 release series and it is seldom necessary to manually override the default setting. Please refer to the chapter on Network Browsing in the Samba-3 HOWTO document for further information regarding the use of this parameter. Note: The maximum value for this parameter is 255. If you use higher values, counting will start at 0!
Example: 65
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Samba\smb_conf\os level |
Value Name | os level |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Default Value | 20 |
Min Value | |
Max Value |