[Samba] Joining a Linux domain member to an actual Windows AD Domain

[Peter Milesson]

On 09.10.2023 18:57, Mark Foley via samba wrote:
> I am attempting to join a Linux host as a domain member to a Windows AD domain.
> I am following the instructions in https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_Samba_as_a_Domain_Member
>
> I am at the section in that doc, "Resolving SRV Records" which says, "Active
> Directory (AD) uses SRV records to locate services, such as Kerberos and LDAP.
> To verify that SRV records are resolved correctly, use the nslookup interactive
> shell:", and I go ahead and do the suggested commands:
>
> # nslookup
>> set type=SRV
>> _ldap._tcp.cwaserver1.cwa4502.local
> Server:         192.168.1.5
> Address:        192.168.1.5#53
>
> ** server can't find _ldap._tcp.cwaserver1.cwa4502.local: NXDOMAIN
>
> # host -t SRV _ldap._tcp.cwaserver1.cwa4502.local
> Host _ldap._tcp.cwaserver1.cwa4502.local not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
>
> As you can see, this test appears to be failing.
>
> Other Windows workstations are connected to this Domain w/o problem.  Is it
> critical for this SRV record thing to work? If so, what suggestions are there on
> what needs to be done in the domain controller to fix this?
>
> Thanks --Mark
>
Hi Mark,

Try A records instead. In my AD domains, there are only A , CNAME and 
PTR records. If there are no SRV records, you will obviously get errors.

Best regards,

Peter