[Samba] Ubuntu update from 18.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS

[Benjamin Schmid]

On 21.04.23 21:49, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
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> On 21/04/2023 20:35, Benjamin Schmid via samba wrote:
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>> Thanks for the quick reply.
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>> I already have a secondary domain controller in the network. So I'd 
>> then basically follow
>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Upgrading_a_Samba_AD_DC#Upgrade_A_DC_and_join_it_to_the_domain_again 
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> Yes.
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>> I'd start with the secondary DC, demote it, update it, and join it 
>> again. If everything goes smooth, I'd do the same thing with the 
>> primary DC.
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> What secondary DC and what primary DC ?
> The only difference between DC's is the FSMO roles and they can be on 
> any DC.
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>> I'd re-join both with the same command, i.e. the command that I used 
>> to join the secondary DC in the first place, with all the options 
>> specified back then, right?
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> Yes, but I would suggest that you backup the domain with samba-tool, 
> better safe than sorry, but I do not expect any problems.
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>> This should work for both upgrading the existing Ubuntu and 
>> installing a new Debian?
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> Your only problem with the Ubuntu machine will be that, using the OS 
> Samba packages, you cannot get near a Samba supported version.
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> Rowland
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Thanks for the clarifications, that helps a lot.

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