

For the internal DNS no further actions are required.įor details, see Linux and Unix DNS Configuration.Finish this task before you start the Samba DC service. For the BIND9_DLZ back end, see BIND9_DLZ DNS Back End.If you consider providing a DNS service on the new DC: For redundancy reasons it is recommended to run multiple DCs acting as a DNS server in a network. Preparing the Host for Joining the Domain Local DNS serverīy default, the first Domain Controller (DC) in a forest runs a DNS server for Active Directory (AD)-based zones. Use only the term "domain controller" or "DC" when you talk about AD to avoid any possibility of confusion.įor details, see Preparing the Installation in the Setting up Samba as an Active Directory Domain Controller documentation. In an AD forest, there is no difference between DCs, except for the FSMO roles. This dns server must be configured with 2008 behaviour.Īn NT4 domain uses only one Primary Domain Controller (PDC) and optionally additional Backup Domain Controllers (BDC). If you are joining a Samba as a DC to an existing Windows AD domain that was provisioned as a Windows 2003 (or earlier) DC, you must ensure that it is running a domain integrated DNS server. This will not work, you only need to run the samba-tool domain join command to join a Computer to the existing AD domain. If you set up a new AD forest, see Setting up Samba as an Active Directory Domain Controller.ĭo not provision a Computer as a Samba AD DC, then try to join it to an existing AD domain. Joining an additional Samba DC to an existing AD differs from provisioning the first DC in a forest. However, for redundancy and load balancing reasons, you should add further DCs to your AD forest. Running one domain controller (DC) is sufficient for a working Active Directory (AD) forest. 16 Using the Domain Controller as a File Server.


15 Configuring Winbindd on a Samba AD DC.14 DNS Configuration on Domain Controllers.8 Configuring the BIND9_DLZ DNS Back End.6 Joining the Active Directory as a Domain Controller.4 Preparing the Host for Joining the Domain.
