[Samba] Do I need a DNS controller?

Klaus Hartnegg hartnegg at uni-freiburg.de
Tue Aug 16 08:11:11 UTC 2016


Am 16.08.2016 um 09:55 schrieb ToddAndMargo via samba:
> Does Samba require a DNS controller?

Active Directory requires a DNS server, that's why Samba 4 contains a 
DNS server. In the default install it uses that internal DNS server, but 
you can use bind instead if you want.

If you run Samba not as Active Directory Domain Controller, but as 
standalone server or NT4-style Domain Controller, then it does not 
require a DNS server.



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