[Samba] Samba4 AD DC Domain name question

[L.P.H. van Belle]

host -t SRV _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.subdom    gives nothing, thats correct. 
host -t SRV _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.subdom.dom.com  is also correct. 

My question is:
>Is this normal domain name behavior?  How do I make it 
>consistent use of just the subdom part?  Keep in mind that 
>only the subdom part was used when provisioning the domain.

in /etc/resolve.conf  
add: 
search subdom
nameserver IP_OF_AD_SERVER 

but before you do that. 
type : hostname -f returns  .. 
should be ..  hostname.(subdom).dom.com 
hostname -d returns (subdom).dom.com  
hostname -s  returns hostname 

If this doesnt match, you can fix it. 
change the hostname ( in fqdn ) in /etc/hostname 
then type:  hostname -f /etc/hostname 

test again.

>If the server thinks the domain name is subdom.dom.com should 
>that be the entry in smb.conf for member servers?
then yes it should  ( same as the /etc/krb5.conf )

>When users map drives from non-member systems, I assume that 
>they will need to use subdom.dom.com vs just subdom
if you dns is working correct you can always use the fqdn. 


Greetz, 


Louis


>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: dwerthmu at ctg.albany.edu 
>[mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens Werthmuller, Derek
>Verzonden: woensdag 8 januari 2014 20:39
>Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
>Onderwerp: [Samba] Samba4 AD DC Domain name question
>
>I've been working on setting up the Sernet 4.1x series samba 
>builds for Centos 6.
>Provisioned via sudo /usr/bin/samba-tool domain provision 
>--use-rfc2307 -interactive
>
>With the goal of providing authentication, user and group 
>management with file and print services to Widows 7/8 clients, 
>& authentication user and group management for Linux system users.
>
>The question is around my confusion of the official domain name.
>
>The domain name used on the DC in smb.conf as subdom
>
>When doing a DNS search for the name of the DC.
># host -t SRV _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.subdom
>Returns no values.
>host -t SRV _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.subdom.dom.com
>returns the records for the DC.
>
>When trying to add a windows 7 client as a domain member, 
>using subdom returns can't find DC.   But the use of 
>subdom.dom.com allows the windows 7 client to be successfully 
>added to the domain.
>
>My question is:
>Is this normal domain name behavior?  How do I make it 
>consistent use of just the subdom part?  Keep in mind that 
>only the subdom part was used when provisioning the domain.
>
>If the server thinks the domain name is subdom.dom.com should 
>that be the entry in smb.conf for member servers?
>
>When users map drives from non-member systems, I assume that 
>they will need to use subdom.dom.com vs just subdom
>
>Thanks
>                Derek
>
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