[Samba] Samba, AD, 'short' name resolving...

[Rowland Penny]

On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 18:41:02 +0200
Marco Gaiarin via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> Mandi! L.P.H. van Belle via samba
>   In chel di` si favelave...
> 
> > > c) seems to use some ''random'' AD DNS, not the one in the site,
> > > for example.
> > Yes that is correct. ( The DC Locator Process does that ) 
> > If you dont want that, you can assign by GPO a preffered server. 
> > You can set it as preffered server per site in the GPO. ( note, a
> > pc needs 2 reboots ) Set the variable logon server in a GPO. 
> > Thats one of the options. 
> 
> I've looked at options (and the link you posted) but i'm a bit
> puzzled.
> 
> Reading the (un)menaningful explanation, seems to me that by default
> the DC locator have to prefere local DC (that have cost 0) insted of
> remote ones (that have cost 100 or more).
> 
> I've enabled 'try next closest site' but seems to me is not the
> solution...
> 
> 
> > And try this setting.
> > include "/etc/bind/rndc.key";
> >     controls {
> >     inet 127.0.0.1 allow { localhost; } keys { rndc-key; };
> > };
> 
> Still i've not clear how this stanza have to do with dns and windows
> client, but... i'll add. ;-)
> 

I don't understand it either, the rndc.key is absolutely not used by
Samba or Bind9 in an AD domain.

Rowland