[Samba] Odd timestamps/replication latencies with Samba4

[Adam Thorn]

> > I've recently joined a Samba4 (alpha16) DC to an existing Windows domain
> > (with multiple Windows DCs). A few hours after joining, one of the
> > Windows servers raised an "Active Directory 1864" error. I can't find an
> > obvious MS page to describe that one, but it's due to Windows believing
> > that it hasn't received replication info from a DC. Indeed, if I run
> >
> > repadmin /showvector /latency dc=ad,dc=ch,dc=cam,dc=ac,dc=uk
> >
> > then the line for the new Samba4 DC reads
> >
> > Default-First-Site-Name\VICTORY      @ USN     31765 @ Time 4184-12-00
> > 07:00:00
> >
> > so I think the problem is just that Windows is really confused by that
> > incorrect timestamp - so far as I can tell replication is actually
> > happening correctly.
> >
> > Adam

Another data point: it definitely seems to be replicating, given that
the same command on the same server this morning shows that the USN has
been going up:

Default-First-Site-Name\VICTORY      @ USN     58533 @ Time 9429-12-28
22:06:10	

but the timestamp is still rather unusual.

Adam