[Samba] change IP of AD DC

[Robert Marcano]

On 10/25/18 4:24 PM, Christian via samba 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,

For single domains configurations, you don't require to demote and 
rejoin, Use samba_dnsupdate tool. More details at 
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Changing_the_IP_Address_of_a_Samba_AD_DC

Note: I have used that tool successfully on single domain environments 
and using internal DNS


> 
> Christian
> 
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