[Samba] windows 11 24H2 / DomainCompatibilityMode

[Rowland Penny]

On Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:07:16 +0100
Arnaud FLORENT via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> 
> Le 26/11/2024 à 13:31, Rowland Penny via samba a écrit :
> > On Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:46:54 +0100
> > Arnaud FLORENT via samba<samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> >
> >> windows reports it can not find domain....
> >>
> >> i try to reproduce this and provide technical details...
> >>
> > I suppose the questions have to be:
> >
> > If you created a new test Samba AD domain and pointed your Windows
> > 11 24H2 client at it, would it find that domain.
> >
> > Is any else using Windows 24H2 with a Samba domain that wasn't
> > classic upgraded ?
> 
> no problem joining directly a samba AD domain...
> 
> 
> after classic upgrade dns seems broken on windows 24H2
> 
> primary dns suffix points to netbios domain not AD realm...
> 
> 
> no dNSHostName nor servicePrincipalName nor operatingSystem in
> computer LDAP entry
> 

I think what you are saying is that if you classic upgrade an NT4-style
domain then Windows 24H2 uses the NetBIOS domain name for the DNS/REALM
name.
Also when a computer is joined it doesn't get the above attributes
populated.

I will go and look at the relevant code and get back to you.

Rowland