samba - May 2023 - Upgrade from 4.6.7 to 4.17.4 fails with database problem (Failure during re-pack, so transaction must be aborted)

Hi,

Sorry, Fedora 37.

Regarding samba version, i also tried a few moments ago with 4.18.2,  
and got the exact same error.

On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 11:33?AM Rowland Penny via samba  
<samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> On 17/05/2023 10:10, Ricardo Esteves via samba wrote:
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>  > Hi,
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>  > I have an AD with samba 4.6.7
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>  The latest Samba version is 4.18.2
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>  > (compiled from sources) on
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>  > Fedora 17
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>  Fedora 17!
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>  The latest version of Fedora is 38, 21 whole versions later.
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>  > , and
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>  > i tried to upgrade to 4.17.4, but the database upgrade fails.
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>  I am not really surprised, I doubt that Fedora 17 has the required
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>  package versions to build Samba 4.17.4 (where incidentally, the latest
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>  version is 4.17.7)
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>  I suggest you upgrade to Fedora 38 which, I believe, comes with Samba
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>  packages that can be joined to your domain as a DC.
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>  I would also suggest that you upgrade on a regular basis in future.
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>  Rowland
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On 17/05/2023 12:02, Ricardo Esteves via samba wrote:
> Hi,
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> Sorry, Fedora 37.
Ah, that sounds better.

Have you tried with the OS Samba packages ?
Just in case it is a compile problem ?

Now, you said this:

[quote]
I have an AD with samba 4.6.7 (compiled from sources) on Fedora 17, and 
i tried to upgrade to 4.17.4, but the database upgrade fails.
[/quote]

Can we confirm what version of Fedora your Samba domain is running on 
and what Samba version ?

What version of Fedora you are trying to join to your existing domain ?

What is the exact command you are running in your attempt to join to the 
domain ?

What is the error you get when the join fails ?

Rowland