[Samba] Unable to transfer ForestDns/DomainDNS

[Andrew Bartlett]

On Tue, 2016-07-12 at 08:07 -0400, Jason Waters wrote:
> So you are saying samba-tool domain level raise --forest
> -level=2008_R2 does nothing with the schema, just changes the value
> that is returned when doing samba-tool domain level show?

Yes.

> If that is the case I think it would be nice to put something like
> that on the wiki page about raising the functional level!  I spent a
> ton of time trying to go from Windows 2003 directly to samba. 
> Granted learned a ton about AD along the way but I think showing the
> clear paths to samba from windows would make the transition easier.
> 
> So if samba at some point supports AD's 2012 schema will we need to
> join 2012 as a DC upgrade, move the fsmo roles to the 2012 machine
> running the 2008_R2 schema, upgrade the schema and then wait until
> the changes sync and then move the fsmo roles back?  Either that or
> actually upgrade the schema?

Currently Win2012R2 fails to join Samba as a DC. 

I realise this puts you between a rock and a hard place, but the focus
in recent times has not been on working with Windows as a DC, and the
changes with 2012 have caught us out.

Sorry,

Andrew Bartlett
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