[Samba] Bind as nameserver

[Kees van Vloten]

Op 03-12-2024 om 19:46 schreef Anders Östling via samba:
> Good evening folks
>
> I read this statement in the wiki regarding Bind9
>
> "You must not add the AD domain forward or reverse zone records to the
> named.conf files, these zones are stored dynamically in Ad"
>
> This means that administration software like Webmin can't be used with the
> samba/bind combo, and zones must be managed exclusively with "samba-tool
> dns" .

This is true for the Active Directory dns-domains and the reverse zones 
that go with it.

Any other thing can safely managed with bind directly. I am thinking of 
forwarding for specific domains to specific dnsservers, dns-views and so 
on (as long as it does not work on the AD-dns-domain(s)).

Do note that the AD domains are replicated though LDAP to all DCs, and 
for everything in bind you have arrange synchronization over all binds 
on a DC yourself.

>
> So what is the upside/benefit with using Bind9 compared with using Sambas
> internal dns?

The above: with bind you have more functionality than with Samba's 
internal DNS.

- Kees.