[Samba] Samba as Active Directory - Linux Client doesn't update DNS

[Tilo Lutz]

Tilo Lutz via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> [...] I was able to add the client
> manually with samba-tool dns add. To me it looks like the linux
> client never tried to register its dns entry. So my question is: Do I
> expect something from the linux client that is not done by default?
> How can I make the linux client to generate/update their DNS records,
> including IPv4 and IPv6? Thank you very much, Tilo
On 19.12.2023 08:42, Rowland Penny wrote via samba:
> A Samba Unix domain member doesn't have the code to update its own dns
> records.
>
> There is a workaround, turn off the dhcp server on the router and read
> this:
>
> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Configure_DHCP_to_update_DNS_records
On 19.12.2023 10:19, Joachim Lindenberg wrote via samba:
> Or - unless they are "roaming clients" - use static ips for linux 
> domain members...

Thank you both for your response. I was unsure if it's normal that unix 
clients won't update the DNS.
My router is providing DHCP but the IP address of the linux client is 
set to static.
therefore, I will just use static IP addresses.
I want to keep the DHCP on my router because it's easier to manage for me

While inspecting the DNS I saw that the samba active directory domain 
controller updates it's AAAA records on restart. It has 2 addresses, one 
local starting with fd00: and one from my internet uplink starting with 
2001:.
The later one will change we the upink is reestablished.
Will samba recognize this and update the record itself?

Thank you very much,

Tilo