samba - Feb 2023 - Using separate packages for a DC

> It certainly would be nice to have distinct 'smb.conf' and
'samba.conf' files.
> Each one would have its own manual page containing only the parameters that
apply to each case, AD DC and regular file server.
> The current situation, mixing parameters that apply and don't apply to
a DC is somewhat confusing to many users.
A transition period could be implemented, during which the 'samba'
daemon would read its configuration from both 'samba.conf' and
'smb.con', in this order of preference, until at a certain point the use
of 'smb.conf' by the AD DC would be discontinued.

On 01/02/2023 11:21, miguel medalha via samba wrote:
>> It certainly would be nice to have distinct 'smb.conf' and
'samba.conf' files.
>> Each one would have its own manual page containing only the parameters
that apply to each case, AD DC and regular file server.
>> The current situation, mixing parameters that apply and don't apply
to a DC is somewhat confusing to many users.
> 
> A transition period could be implemented, during which the 'samba'
daemon would read its configuration from both 'samba.conf' and
'smb.con', in this order of preference, until at a certain point the use
of 'smb.conf' by the AD DC would be discontinued.
> 
> 
> 
I cannot ever see this gaining traction, for one, how long would the 
transition period be ? To give some context to this, Samba has some 
deprecations going back years.

Rowland