[Samba] Q: Upgrading samba from 4.9 to 4.13

[Marco Shmerykowsky]

On 2020-10-22 10:27 am, Robert Marcano via samba wrote:
> On 10/22/20 10:10 AM, Marco Shmerykowsky via samba wrote:
>> 
>> On 10/22/2020 9:40 AM, Robert Marcano via samba wrote:
>>> On 10/22/20 9:38 AM, Robert Marcano wrote:
>>>> On 10/22/20 9:30 AM, Marco Shmerykowsky via samba wrote:
>>>>> I've been looking at the Sambawiki for notes on upgrading
>>>>> (https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Upgrading_a_Samba_AD_DC)
>>>>> 
>>>>> The way I read it it is suggested to uninstall samba
>>>>> completely and then essentially re-installing.  That seems
>>>>> like a Murphy's Law disaster (with my luck) waiting to
>>>>> happen.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is "upgrading "in-place" a realistic option?
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I have been upgrading multiple domains since 4.8 without problems, 
>>>> the difference here is that I have done it incrementally and not in 
>>>> a single step. I upgrade to the latest 4.x release when 4.x+1.0 is 
>>>> released.
>>>> 
>>>> I think the developers are very careful to not break in place 
>>>> upgrades, but I don't think there is some kind of testing 
>>>> infrastructure to test single step upgrades from all older releases, 
>>>> I maybe wrong. You can try with a dump of your domain on a testing 
>>>> environment and report if you have problems.
>>> 
>>> I forgot to add that if you go this way I recommend you read all 
>>> release notes from all intermediary releases so you don't miss 
>>> something you need to do.
>>> 
>> 
>> So an alternate way to do this is to upgrade-in-place at each step.
>> ie. 4.9 to 4.10 then 4.10 to 4.11 then 4.11 to 4.12 etc.
>> 
> 
> I am not sure I would have the patience to do it that way, If I ever
> experience problems with in-place upgrade after testing, I would
> restore from backup and use the rejoin process. It would be easier for
> me because I am running Samba in containers. People running in VMs
> will be easier too.

The patience I will need the slow way is likely far less than the amount 
I would require fixing stuff after Murphy's Law and my luck creates a 
disaster. :)