LX0-104 · Question #335
Which smb.conf directive is required to configure a Samba server to act as a WINS server?
The correct answer is C. wins support. To configure a Samba server to function as a WINS server, the wins support = yes directive must be specified in the smb.conf file.
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- Awins proxy
- Bwins server
- Cwins support
- DNothing needs to be done. All Samba servers are automatically a WINS server.
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To configure a Samba server to function as a WINS server, the `wins support = yes` directive must be specified in the `smb.conf` file.
The `wins proxy = yes` directive configures Samba to act as a WINS proxy agent, forwarding NetBIOS broadcasts to a WINS server, not to be a WINS server itself.
The `wins server = IP_ADDRESS` directive configures Samba to *use* an existing WINS server for NetBIOS name resolution, making it a WINS client, not a WINS server.
The `wins support = yes` directive in `smb.conf` instructs the Samba `nmbd` daemon to operate as a WINS server, maintaining a database of NetBIOS names and responding to WINS registration and query requests.
Samba servers do not automatically become WINS servers; this functionality must be explicitly enabled through configuration.
Concept tested: Samba WINS server configuration
Source: https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/manpages/smb.conf.5.html
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