[Samba] Fwd: Good installation documentation on samba4?

[Léon van der Kaap]

I figured out the resolv.conf bit fidgeting around. Thanks for the tip
anyway.

Regarding the krb5.conf I have never got it working with the example files.
I have always added at least a "kdc = samdom.example.com" to the lines, but
my file is actually still a bit more complex(and possibly redundant).

Regarding the troubleshooting page, it is *far* from complete. At the very
least, the documentation should at a check for a succesful 'kinit' command
to see if the system is going to work.

Maybe I sound a bit angry, but I severely dislike documentation that leaves
you with an unfinished installation. Compare the monstrously sized Samba
3.5 with Samba 4 kind of illustrates the point that not all bases are
covered which is a shame to me.

2016-07-28 23:25 GMT+02:00 Rowland penny <rpenny at samba.org>:

> On 28/07/16 21:55, Léon van der Kaap wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am looking for good installation instructions for an active directory
>> domain controller installation of samba4. The only source I have reliably
>> found is
>>
>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setup_a_Samba_Active_Directory_Domain_Controller
>> which is unfortunately both incomplete in certain sections and incorrect
>> in
>> others.
>>
>> A good example of incomplete information is the guide on the name server.
>> In the org that I work for, we've chosen the samba_internal dns server.
>> However, the guide is not clear on making sure that the machine needs to
>> refer to itself for dns queries, something that is quite essential.
>>
>
> Do you mean it should say something like this:
>
>
>    Configure /etc/resolv.conf
>
> Your Domain Controller requires a name server that is able to resolve
> queries to Active Directory zones. Because this is your first Domain
> Controller in your AD forest, use the DCs IP and domain name in your
> /etc/resolv.conf:
>
> domain samdom.example.com
> nameserver 10.99.0.1
>
>
>
>> An example of incorrect information is that copying the example krb5.conf
>> file should do the trick. In practice, I have traversed the far corners of
>> the internet for an actual working example of the krb5.conf file.
>>
>
> The example one should work, this is all I have in /etc/krb5.conf on my
> DCs:
>
> [libdefaults]
>     default_realm = SAMDOM.EXAMPLE.COM
>     dns_lookup_realm = false
>     dns_lookup_kdc = true
>
>
>> Furthermore, there is no "what to do when things fail" fall back option. I
>> do not know when to continue with the guide and when to test the actual
>> working state of the installation at a certain state.
>>
>
> Is there something wrong with this:
>
>
>  Troubleshooting
>
> If you encounter any problems when using this documentation, see the Samba
> AD DC Troubleshooting <
> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_AD_DC_Troubleshooting> page.
>
> Which points at this page:
>
> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_AD_DC_Troubleshooting
>
>
>
>> In all desperation, I have written my own guide to samba4 installation,
>> but
>> I have no idea if what I did was sufficient, only that it looks ok when
>> testing some functionality.
>>
>> Is there a mythical samba4 guide or are people doomed to endlessly google
>> their questions?
>>
>
> Most (if not all) of the info is on the Samba wiki and if you are still
> struggling, try asking here.
>
> Rowland
>
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