[Samba] Join a Windows 2012R2 to a Samba Domain

[Dirk Streubel]

Hello Rowland,

Am 22.01.21 um 10:04 schrieb Rowland penny via samba:
> On 22/01/2021 08:37, Dirk Streubel via samba wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> joining a Windows Sever 2012R2 to a Samba Domain would work but it 
>> will breaks the AD Replication,
>>
>> (https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Joining_a_Windows_Server_2012_/_2012_R2_DC_to_a_Samba_AD) 
>>
>>
>> In the Section "Warning" there are two Bugs and the latest entry in 
>> Bug 13619 is written in February 2019.
>>
>> Are there any News or is this bug still open?
>>
>> See you
>>
>> Dirk
>>
>>
> It is very likely that page needs rewriting, Samba can now use the 
> 2012R2 schema (69), as proved by this:
>
> root at dc4:~# ldbsearch -H /var/lib/samba/private/sam.ldb -b 
> 'cn=Schema,cn=Configuration,dc=samdom,dc=example,dc=com' -s base 
> objectVersion
> # record 1
> dn: CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=samdom,DC=example,DC=com
> objectVersion: 69
>
> The problem is that you need a 2008 or 2008R2 in the domain for WMI to 
> join a 2012 DC, unless someone knows a workaround.
>
> Rowland
>
>
>
just for my understanding. I have to build a SAMBA DC with one or more 
AD DC, then join a Windows 2008 as a DC to the Samba Domain and after 
that join a Windows 2012 R2 as a DC with the Help of 2008?

After that i would demote 2008 because it is EOL since a few Days ;)

See you

Dirk