[Samba] Win2003 DC fails to detect Samba 4 DC

[Garth Keesler]

Well, I read several threads on this issue but none solved what I have 
going so I'll re-ask the question: Should I be able to join a Samba 
4.0.7 server to a Windows 2003R2 AD that has been raised to the forest 
level of 2003 and then be able to demote the Win DC? As stated below, 
the Win Admin tools recognize the Samba DC as one of two DCs in the 
domain but the Win DC will not recognize Samba as such when trying to 
demote the Win DC. The FSMO roles will move to the Samba server but the 
DNS MMC will not recognize the Samba DC as a DC either. Is there an easy 
way to orphan the Win DC after just shutting it down? I'd be willing to 
do that.

Thanx,
Garth


On 07/13/2013 11:17 AM, Garth Keesler wrote:
> Starting over and following a couple of threads on this topic so 
> please ignore.
>
> Thanx,
> Garth
>
> On 07/13/2013 08:49 AM, Garth Keesler wrote:
>> I have an (apparently) valid Samba4 DC to which I have transferred 
>> all FSMO roles in preparation for running dcpromo and demoting the 
>> Win DC. All of the logs look good on the Samba DC and showrepl 
>> indicates no errors. Unfortunately, the Win DC does not seem to 
>> detect the Samba DC when I attempt to run dcpromo and it throws a 
>> nasty warning about AD data being lost. If I run Sites and Services, 
>> both DCs show up and are viewable. Also, in Users and Computers, both 
>> DCs correctly show up in Domain Controllers.
>>
>> Not sure what to do next. Help appreciated.
>>
>> Thanx,
>> Garth
>