[Samba] Fwd: Good installation documentation on samba4?

[Léon van der Kaap]

The OS I'm using is Ubuntu 16.04. The previous OS I was working with was
Ubuntu 14.04. The krb issue I had was that the kdc server

" RuntimeError: kinit for DOMAINCONTROLLER$@SAMDOM.EXAMPLE.COM failed
(Cannot contact any KDC for requested realm)".

The modified krb5.conf file I distilled out of information on the internet
helped to create a working version.

When comparing the documentation of samba4 vs. samba 3.5 I find that the
samba3.5 documentation is a lot more complete and a lot bigger. Comparing
the samba4 documentation to the samba3.5, makes me think the newer
documentation of more of an afterthought than a similarly constructed
document.

2016-07-29 22:25 GMT+02:00 Rowland penny <rpenny at samba.org>:

> On 29/07/16 20:50, Léon van der Kaap wrote:
>
>> 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 <
>> http://samdom.example.com>" to the lines, but my file is actually still
>> a bit more complex(and possibly redundant).
>>
>
> If you have to add that line to krb5.conf on a DC, then I think you are
> doing something wrong, because, to be honest, it only really needs to be:
>
> [libdefaults]
>     default_realm = SAMDOM.EXAMPLE.COM
>
> The other two lines are defaults.
>
> What OS did you try it on ?
>
>
>
>> 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.
>>
>
> It doesn't have to be on the troubleshooting page, because it is on the DC
> howto page, did you somehow miss this ?
>
>
>> 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.
>>
>>
> I am sure that if you follow the Samba wiki page you will end up with a
> basic DC, but if it doesn't work for you, just what do you feel is missing
> ? as I said, if we don't know what is wrong, how can we fix it ?
>
> I also don't understand what you mean by 'Compare the monstrously sized
> Samba 3.5 with Samba 4', just what are you trying to compare ?
>
>
> Rowland
>
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