[Samba] Can Samba send DNS updates?

[Ryan Novosielski]

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David Disseldorp wrote:
> On Tue, 27 May 2008 01:11:05 -0400
> vr <sambalist at iotk.net> wrote:
> 
>> I'd like to have my Samba client update their Windows DNS during Samba 
>> startup/shutdown like a typical Windows pc would do... Is this possible 
>> and what is the magic tweak?
> 
> First off, ensure Samba is built with the "--with-dnsupdate" configure
> option.
> 
> If all is well, joining an AD domain (with "net ads join") or doing a
> "net ads dns register" should both cause a DNS update.
> 
> Cheers, Dave

Doesn't this depend on your DNS server, or are we talking about Samba
being a member of an AD forest?

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