[Samba] Chrony install and setup for ubuntu 25.04

[Rowland Penny]

On Mon, 2 Jun 2025 18:35:33 +1200
Daniel Christie via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> I am paralysed with new ubuntu server 25.04 with samba ad dc and how
> to setup and configure chrony. The steps in the guide don't work
> because I can't find ntp_signd dir as instructed by the time
> synchronisation guide:
> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Time_Synchronisation#With_chrony

Have you started Samba ? The ntp_signd isn't created until you do.

> 
> My current setup is I have my original ubuntu 24.04 samba ad dc
> computer which was first time I setup samba ad dc and was going to
> just trial it but it's worked well so kept it and have a few
> computers/systems joined and using it.
> 
> I intend to add the new 25.04 server as another dc and move fsmo over
> to it then demote the 24.04 server and decomission it.

That, in my opinion, would be a bad idea, 24.04 is an LTS version and
25.04 isn't and will go EOL next January.

> This is just home lab, and I could also just start again fresh easily
> but like the experience of migrating to new dc and demoting old one.
> 
> please help advise what I need to do to get time sync setup and
> working so I can progress.
> 
> Another side thing is I've noticed that the original dc is still in
> 2008 r2 levels, what is correct process to get to 2012r2?

You don't, you now go to 2016.

Rowland