<samba:parameter name="local master" context="G" basic="1" advanced="1" developer="1" xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> <listitem> <para>This option allows <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> to try and become a local master browser on a subnet. If set to <constant>no</constant> then <command moreinfo="none"> nmbd</command> will not attempt to become a local master browser on a subnet and will also lose in all browsing elections. By default this value is set to <constant>yes</constant>. Setting this value to <constant>yes</constant> doesn't mean that Samba will <emphasis>become</emphasis> the local master browser on a subnet, just that <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> will <emphasis>participate</emphasis> in elections for local master browser.</para> <para>Setting this value to <constant>no</constant> will cause <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> <emphasis>never</emphasis> to become a local master browser.</para> <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">local master = yes</command></para> </listitem> </samba:parameter>