[Samba] demote DC

[Fernando Rodriguez]

Hello Andrey

On 19/07/2014 22:56, Andrey Repin wrote:
> Greetings, Fernando Rodriguez!
>
>> VOLENDAM:
>
>> root at volendam:/home/newhang# ping
>> cb1b21b6-e525-426d-a277-c86110644b38._msdcs.solid-optics.local
>> ping: unknown host
>> cb1b21b6-e525-426d-a277-c86110644b38._msdcs.solid-optics.local
>
>> root at volendam:/home/newhang# ping
>> b8bbec55-2f48-47b5-b606-d22e318b7c1f._msdcs.solid-optics.local
>> ping: unknown host
>> b8bbec55-2f48-47b5-b606-d22e318b7c1f._msdcs.solid-optics.local
>
>> root at volendam:/home/newhang# ping
>> 0799ccb2-20c6-4f32-999c-ddb7a48a0ed6._msdcs.solid-optics.local
>> ping: unknown host
>> 0799ccb2-20c6-4f32-999c-ddb7a48a0ed6._msdcs.solid-optics.local
>> root at volendam:/home/newhang#
>
> This is quite easy. I wonder why noone see this yet. You use forbidden domain
> suffix (.local). It is reserved for mDNS-type networks without a central
> server. And of course, host names in your domain end up in mDNS resolver, and
> gets rejected as unknown. I'm surprised your setup works at all in first place.
> Change domain suffix and it'll work without a hitch.

This is a private domain. Our internet domain is external.  I tought i 
didn't matter the use of .local or .lan.

If this is the problem, is there any way to change the domain name 
without the need of rejoin all the machines to the domain?

Thank you!
Fernando




> --
> WBR,
> Andrey Repin (anrdaemon at yandex.ru) 20.07.2014, <00:51>
>
> Sorry for my terrible english...
>