[Samba] change IP of AD DC

[Rowland Penny]

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 22:24:07 +0200
Christian via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> On 25.10.2018 17:11, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> > On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 17:00:19 +0200
> > Christian via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> > 
> >> On 25.10.2018 15:41, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> >>> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:31:44 +0200
> >>> Christian via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Dear list,
> >>>>
> >>>> I had to change the name of the AD DC on a test setup (only one
> >>>> DC). What changes do I have to apply for samba? This is using
> >>>> bind9_DLZ. Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> Christian
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> If you are talking a test Samba AD DC, then the easiest thing to
> >>> do is to provision again, if something else, please provide more
> >>> info.
> >>>
> >>> Rowland
> >>
> >> OK, then let's say it is not a test setup. How do I proceed? I
> >> assume there are some of the SRV records to change etc... Thanks,
> >>
> >> Christian
> >>
> > 
> > Whilst 4.9.0 came with the new rename tool, it isn't fully working
> > and isn't recommended for use on production.
> > 
> > If you really need to change a DC's name, then you need to setup a
> > new computer with the required name, join this to the domain and
> > then demote and remove the original DC. To put it another way, you
> > cannot change a DC's name etc (yet).
> > 
> > Rowland
> 
> Oh, I realize I made a mistake in the text of the message, while the
> subject is correct. Apologies. I do not need to change the name, but
> the IP address of the only DC. Sorry for the noise,
> 
> Christian
> 
> 

That would come under the 'etc', you cannot change the DC's IP either,
it is in too many places in AD.

Rowland