[Samba] Integration Windows Server 2012

[Dirk Streubel]

Hello Rowland,

thanks a lot for the quick answer :-)

Am 30.05.19 um 12:12 schrieb Rowland penny via samba:
> On 30/05/2019 11:04, Dirk Streubel via samba wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> i've read a few month here in the list that in Samba 4.11 it will be
>> possible to join a Windows 2012 Server to an active Samba AD Structure.
>> This would be nice, but what about 2016 / 19 Servers. Are there to many
>> Problems withe the new schema of the 2016 / 19 Server?
>
> One step at a time, we need to get to 2012 first ;-)
>
> This is actively being worked on and once we get there, it is thought
> that the next jump jump to 2016 will be a lot easier

So, with Samba Version 4.11 it would be 2012 an with Version 4.12 then
Server 2016 or what are the plans of the Samba Team? :-[

>
>>
>> Another Question: what about the Forest function level and the Domain
>> function level that come out of the Box with Samba.
>>
>> I use here Fedora 30 and the Levels are 2008_R2 and i can't raise to
>> 2012_R2. Are there any plans to rise this up to a higher level out of
>> the box or is this only a Fedora Problem.
>
> Can I ask if you are using the standard Fedora Samba packages for your
> DC ?
>
> If you are, are you also aware that they are marked as experimental
> because they use MIT kerberos ?

Good question Rowland, i don't know exactly why i use the standard
Fedora Samba Packages.

And yes, i know that MIT Kerberos is experimental. Maybe i would chose
Heimdal Kerberos and build my own Packages on my Fedora System.


Dirk