[Samba] Add samba AD DC to a Windows 2008 R2 domain

[Carlos Jesus]

Thank you Luis for that fast response.
Actually, I've used
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Joining_a_Samba_DC_to_an_Existing_Active_Directory
a few times to add a samba DC to a samba domain. It works great.
The question here is that I've seen a few people saying that creating a
mixed domain (windows DC + samba DC) not being a very good idea.
I was just wondering how much of a bad idea it is, why, and possible
workarounds.

Best regards,
Carlos


Luis Peromarta via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> escreveu (quarta,
25/09/2024 à(s) 19:54):

> Try:
>
> http://samba.bigbird.es/doku.php?id=samba:aditional-dc
>
> Regards, LP
> On 25 Sep 2024 at 20:19 +0200, Carlos Jesus via samba <
> samba at lists.samba.org>, wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > I could use some advice on setting up this project.
> > I have a small W2k8-R2 domain with a single DC. It runs great in spite of
> > its age.
> > However, the redundancy of the system is, of course, low.
> > I was thinking of adding a 2nd DC. I can either get a cheap W2k8 license
> > from amazon, or set up a samba DC. Running a "samba only" domain is not
> an
> > option. Not my call....
> >
> > When reading
> >
> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Joining_a_Windows_Server_2008_/_2008_R2_DC_to_a_Samba_AD
> > I see that "There be dragons!"
> > How gnarly would these dragons be? Any advice?
> >
> > If it's feasible, some details where I could use some advice:
> > 1) internal_DNS or bind9?
> > 2) dhcp dns_update would work? I don't see why it shouldn't but still...
> > 3) dhcp load balancing would work? I guess not.
> > 4) Anything else you guys can think of...
> >
> > Thanks for all the help
> > Best regards
> >
> > CJ
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