[Samba] How can I change the localSID for a SAMBA Server?

[Rowland penny]

On 17/12/15 02:19, Byron Bogaert wrote:
> Hi Marc,
>
> I tried using Samba version 4.3 without much success. I still was not able
> to control what the local sid of the machine was.
>
> To install 4.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS I needed to use the following ppa:
> https://launchpad.net/~bnd-acc/+archive/ubuntu/samba43
>
> I also tried changing to the smb.conf to "SERVER ROLE = CLASSIC PRIMARY
> DOMAIN CONTROLLER on my 4.1.6 and 4.3 version. This also did not help me
> control what the local sid was.
>
> I feel like I'm some important fundamental elements of how the domain sid,
> and local sid are created, used and modified. Perhaps you or someone here
> can elaborate on this?
>
> Thanks,
>

Andrew Bartlett told you what to do, if I were you I would follow his 
advice. upgrade your your machine to be a BDC and join it to the other 
machine.
If you are unsure just who Andrew Bartlett is, I suggest you google his 
name with the word 'samba'

What I think is happening: Samba is flat out refusing to change the 
local SID to the SID of the other machine simply because then there 
would be two workgroups with the same SID, how would it then be able to 
tell which machine was which?

Rowland