[Samba] Fwd: Good installation documentation on samba4?

[Rowland penny]

On 28/07/16 21:55, Léon van der Kaap wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am looking for good installation instructions for an active directory
> domain controller installation of samba4. The only source I have reliably
> found is
> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setup_a_Samba_Active_Directory_Domain_Controller
> which is unfortunately both incomplete in certain sections and incorrect in
> others.
>
> A good example of incomplete information is the guide on the name server.
> In the org that I work for, we've chosen the samba_internal dns server.
> However, the guide is not clear on making sure that the machine needs to
> refer to itself for dns queries, something that is quite essential.

Do you mean it should say something like this:


    Configure /etc/resolv.conf

Your Domain Controller requires a name server that is able to resolve 
queries to Active Directory zones. Because this is your first Domain 
Controller in your AD forest, use the DCs IP and domain name in your 
/etc/resolv.conf:

domain samdom.example.com
nameserver 10.99.0.1


>
> An example of incorrect information is that copying the example krb5.conf
> file should do the trick. In practice, I have traversed the far corners of
> the internet for an actual working example of the krb5.conf file.

The example one should work, this is all I have in /etc/krb5.conf on my DCs:

[libdefaults]
     default_realm = SAMDOM.EXAMPLE.COM
     dns_lookup_realm = false
     dns_lookup_kdc = true

>
> Furthermore, there is no "what to do when things fail" fall back option. I
> do not know when to continue with the guide and when to test the actual
> working state of the installation at a certain state.

Is there something wrong with this:


  Troubleshooting

If you encounter any problems when using this documentation, see the 
Samba AD DC Troubleshooting 
<https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_AD_DC_Troubleshooting> page.

Which points at this page:

https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_AD_DC_Troubleshooting


>
> In all desperation, I have written my own guide to samba4 installation, but
> I have no idea if what I did was sufficient, only that it looks ok when
> testing some functionality.
>
> Is there a mythical samba4 guide or are people doomed to endlessly google
> their questions?

Most (if not all) of the info is on the Samba wiki and if you are still 
struggling, try asking here.

Rowland