Samba4 on python-dnspython

Sassy Natan sassyn at gmail.com
Fri Mar 19 04:09:27 MDT 2010


OK,

Thank You


sure that it is ok to use dnspython from the original web
> site and not using dnspython which is located under the samba4 source
tree.
> I'm not sure about it since Samba might did some code modifications on it
so
> if anyone can provide some more info about it, it will be great,.

 It is perfectly OK to use the dnspython from your system, or one you
> downloaded yourself.  We only bundle and use it if your system does not
> have it, and take pains to ensure we don't make it available to the rest
> of the system.
>
> > One more issue I have in mind is that if the DNS server must be install
> on
> > the same host/server  samba4  is installed.
> > During the provisioning I saw we are using the rndc command - and I
> > wonderwhat If i want to have a DNS on anther server from samba4? I know
> it
> > is possible, but maybe I miss something if I do so.
>
> If another host is used for DNS, then some things will not be as
> automatic, but otherwise it will work fine.   You will have to get the
> keytab to the DNS server, and configure it correctly.
>
> Be warned however that this is harder than it looks, which is why we
> automate it.  We recommend that you do things in the way suggest,
> because that exact setup is what we have debugged and tested.
>
> Andrew Bartlett
>
> --
> Andrew Bartlett                                http://samba.org/~abartlet/
> Authentication Developer, Samba Team           http://samba.org
> Samba Developer, Cisco Inc.
>
>


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