[Samba] [SOLVED] replace Windows 2003 dc

[Sérgio Henrique]

Hi Peter,

I am using 2008R2 domain, i get always the following message:
http://tinypic.com/r/a1e8y/6

Thank you in advanced


On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Peter Beck <peter at datentraeger.li> wrote:

> Sérgio Henrique <sermac at gmail.com> quatschte am Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at
> 10:27:17AM +0000:
> > Hi Peter,
> >
> > I am unable to demote windows DC, i get always error when demoting
> windows
> > AD on ForestDNSzones and DomainDNSzones, i have tried a lot of things.
> >
> > Raise forest level, keep at 2003, add samba to nameservers,etc...
>
> Hi Sérgio,
>
> do you get this message: http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=140itd4&s=6 ?
> This message is also shown in my test environment each time I run
> dcpromo to demote the Windows server. As far as I have seen it's no
> issue, if the replication is up to date.
>
> I had issues if the operation levels were lower than 2003 and Samba was
> already joined to the domain. Then the only change that was possible for
> me was to raise to Windows 2000 native, but not 2003 anymore.
>
> What I am doing after joining Samba to the domain:
>
> * check the operation levels (before joining)
> * check all the SRV records (usually added automatically)
> * create a reverse zone if not already there
> * add ns record for samba to all zones
> * drink some coffee to ensure everything gets replicated
> * check everything again, drink some more coffee
> * again ;-)
> * disable GC on the win server, running dcpromo
>
> but I am still testing the whole migration, no long term experience,
> most of the time I reset my virtual machine and try again to ensure it
> still works...
>
> > What i can see is that if i create a new samba4 as primary root domain
> and
> > then add windows AD i have no problems.
> >
> > But my objective is to migrate current windows domain to samba4 and not
> > the opposite.
>
> I am sure that is working very good, but the problem is, our customers
> usually already have a working Windows environment (I think a lot of us
> have
> exactly this problem) and we need to takeover these domains....and do not
> want
> to create everything from scratch ;-)
>
> Regards
> Peter
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Cumprimentos,
    Sérgio Machado