[Samba] Flexible Single-Master Operations (FSMO) documentation

[Harry Jede]

On 13:35:03 wrote Marc Muehlfeld:
> Hello Mourik Jan,
> 
> Am 31.08.2014 16:06, schrieb mourik jan heupink - merit:
> > Perhaps it's a good idea to add to the docs the current bug, where
> > not all roles are transferred using 'samba-tool fsmo transfer
> > role=all', and some remain on the old DC. (and thus demoting an old
> > DC fails)
> 
> You're right. I've added a note.
> 
> Do you know if this bug also appears if the the roles are seized and
> not transfered?
> 
> > I think that the remaing two roles can be changed like:
> > 
> > ldbedit -H sam.ldb -b 'CN=Infrastructure,DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=...'
> > and
> > ldbedit -H sam.ldb -b 'CN=Infrastructure,DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=...'
> > 
> > there you can change the fsmo rule owner. (I guess that demoting
> > the old DC should work then, but haven't tested that)
> 
> I can add this as a workaround. But do you have any source, that this
> is the only change that had to be done?
maybe this helps:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2694933

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;949257


> We should only recommend
> workarounds that have been tested. Manual editing the AD can bring
> side-effects somewhen.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Marc


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Regards
	Harry Jede