[Samba] Creating a new Samba BDC and promoting to PDC

[Simon Matthews]

If I go with the suggestion to just set up a new AD-DC server, how do I
move my data to this from the old server (which uses TDBSAM)?

Simon

On 8/10/20 2:34 AM, L.P.H. van Belle via samba wrote:
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>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens
>> Simon Matthews via samba
>> Verzonden: maandag 10 augustus 2020 2:27
>> Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
>> Onderwerp: [Samba] Creating a new Samba BDC and promoting to PDC
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>> Is there a good document on bringing up a new Samba 4 BDC and
>> promoting it to PDC in my NT-style domain environment?
> Dont, its a waist of time, really
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>> Moving to AD-style domain is something I should do, but
>> moving my PDC to another machine is more urgent.
> Then urgently, setup a new AD-DC server + 1 member, move the old data to the member.
If I go with the suggestion to just set up a new AD-DC server, how do I
move my data to this from the old server (which uses TDBSAM)? Can I just
copy the files in /var/lib/samba/?

The old server is running Samba 4.2.11, and, because of decisions made
by a former manager, can no longer be updated. My plan is to migrate to
CentOS 7. My approach is going to be to set up the new server in a NAT
jail, so that I can get it working without worrying about the clients.
Then, when I am satisfied it is working, to fully expose it on the LAN.

Simon


> You can, if the username/password are the same, setup like this:
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> DOM\
> NEWDOM\
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> Passthrougth auth will work for windows..
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>    winbind use default domain = yes
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>    to make it see as user:group again
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> I see you use Centos, im not much help with Centos, sorry. Im a Debian guy,
> but with above you can setup new and keep old running as far its needed.
> :-/ doing that for 4 years now.. But not im really moving my last smb1 servers out.
> New pc's are added to the new domain with in GPO a drive mapping to old servers.
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> Greetz,
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> Louis
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