samba 4.0.6 DC Hi Linux clients joined to the domain do not have dns entries on the DC but still work OK. Here is a query for a machine called pinoso: samba-tool dns query hh16 hh3.site pinoso A Password for [Administrator at HH3.SITE]: ERROR(runtime): uncaught exception - (9714, 'WERR_DNS_ERROR_NAME_DOES_NOT_EXIST') File "/usr/local/samba/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/samba/netcmd/__init__.py", line 175, in _run return self.run(*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/samba/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/samba/netcmd/dns.py", line 974, in run If we change the dns of the client, it still works just fine although the DC seems to have no record for it. Worrying. . . Should Linux clients have dns records on the DC? I can't see how they would work if they don't. Are they stored elsewhere? Thanks, Steve