On 5/20/23 12:47, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:>> Is it possibile to migrate this domain to a Samba DC, then join the >> new server as a member? > > Yes, that should be possible.Thanks.>> Will Samba 4.16 do? > > As always, a later version would be better, but 4.16.x should suffice.That's what we have on FreeBSD now. Of course later versions will come; whether that will be sooner or later I don't know.> the only slight problem could be in transferring the contents of sysvolI don't even think there's much relevant there, but somehow I will do it. What kind of problems do you have in mind?> but as always, it will be better to test the process first.I see what I can do. bye & Thanks av.
On 20/05/2023 14:26, Andrea Venturoli via samba wrote:> On 5/20/23 12:47, Rowland Penny via samba wrote: > >>> Is it possibile to migrate this domain to a Samba DC, then join the >>> new server as a member? >> >> Yes, that should be possible. > > Thanks. > > > >>> Will Samba 4.16 do? >> >> As always, a later version would be better, but 4.16.x should suffice. > > That's what we have on FreeBSD now.You never mentioned Freebsd before, I take it all back, I do not know if it will work, Samba as a DC on Freebsd is just too flaky (from what I have observed) to trust. Sorry Rowland