platform

Still have not found much that is helpful on the internet.

What I did try is setting the Workgroup back to WORKGROUP and the messages stopped.

I also noticed the HDA was not in my Windows Workgroups until I set it back to WORKGROUP.

Think I might be on to something. I added this to the smb.conf file in the General area:

name resolve order = bcast lmhosts host wins

Restarted smb and nmb services. Now the messages have disappeared and the HDA shows in Windows networks again.

The default smb.conf file for Amahi 7 is as follows:

[global]
        workgroup = WORKGROUP
        server string = amahi.net
        netbios name = hda
        printing = cups
        printcap name = cups
        load printers = yes
        cups options = raw
        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
        log level = 0
        max log size = 150
        preferred master = yes
        os level = 60
        time server = yes
        unix extensions = no
        wide links = yes
        security = user
        username map script = /usr/share/hda-platform/hda-usermap
        large readwrite = yes
        encrypt passwords = yes
        dos charset = CP850
        unix charset = UTF8
        guest account = nobody
        map to guest = Bad User
        wins support = yes

[homes]
        comment = Home Directories
        valid users = %S
        browseable = no
        writable = yes
        create mask = 0644
        directory mask = 0755

[print$]
        path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
        read only = yes
        force group = root
        write list = @ntadmin root
        force group = root
        create mask = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        guest ok = yes

[printers]
        path = /var/spool/samba
        writeable = yes
        browseable = yes
        printable = yes
        public = yes

[Books]
        comment = Books
        path = /var/hda/files/books
        writeable = yes
        browseable = yes
        create mask = 0775
        force create mode = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        force directory mode = 0775

[Docs]
        comment = Docs
        path = /var/hda/files/docs
        writeable = yes
        browseable = yes
        create mask = 0775
        force create mode = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        force directory mode = 0775

[Movies]
        comment = Movies
        path = /var/hda/files/movies
        writeable = yes
        browseable = yes
        create mask = 0775
        force create mode = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        force directory mode = 0775

[Music]
        comment = Music
        path = /var/hda/files/music
        writeable = yes
        browseable = yes
        create mask = 0775
        force create mode = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        force directory mode = 0775

[Pictures]
        comment = Pictures
        path = /var/hda/files/pictures
        writeable = yes
        browseable = yes
        create mask = 0775
        force create mode = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        force directory mode = 0775

[Public]
        comment = Public
        path = /var/hda/files/public
        writeable = yes
        browseable = yes
        create mask = 0775
        force create mode = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        force directory mode = 0775

[Videos]
        comment = Videos
        path = /var/hda/files/videos
        writeable = yes
        browseable = yes
        create mask = 0775
        force create mode = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        force directory mode = 0775

I was getting messages like these:

../source3/nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:354(find_domain_master_name_query_fail)
  find_domain_master_name_query_fail:
  Unable to find the Domain Master Browser name WORKGROUP<1b> for the workgroup WORKGROUP.
  Unable to sync browse lists in this workgroup

Added these two lines to the [General] section section fixed it:

domain master = yes
local master = yes

Now I see in the log:

Samba name server HDA is now a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.1.11.xx.

This is something I would anticipate we need to run by the Samba folks.

This was in the /var/log/messages until I added the two lines. It has now stopped.

Apr  8 16:36:08 zeus nmbd[3971]:   Unable to find the Domain Master Browser name WORKGROUP<1b> for the workgroup WORKGROUP.
Apr  8 16:36:08 zeus nmbd[3971]:   Unable to sync browse lists in this workgroup.

Saw this tutorial and thought it might be helpful:
https://calomel.org/samba.html

Think I have found the ideal configuration for Samba in a Windows network. I have not had any error messages in days. It appears to be working correctly now.

The lines I added are:

domain master = yes
name resolve order = bcast lmhosts host wins
socket options = TCP_NODELAY

The last line is to improve Samba performance based on research I have done.