samba - May 2024 - Wiki - Best Practise to install a 2nd AD-DC or "backup"-DC

Hello list,

I searched the wiki, but couldn't find any article on this topic - maybe 
I used the wrong terms ...

Is there a "Best Practise" documentation how to install a 2nd AD-DC
(or
"backup"-DC)?

Cheers,
Torsten

Hi Torsten,

I think what you're searching for is this:
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Joining_a_Samba_DC_to_an_Existing_Active_Directory

By the way, in AD there's no backup DC. Except for the FSMO every DC has 
the same rights, it is a multi master replication in AD.

Regards
Ingo
https://github.com/WAdama

lists--- via samba schrieb am 08.05.2024 um 09:48:
> Hello list,
>
> I searched the wiki, but couldn't find any article on this topic - 
> maybe I used the wrong terms ...
>
> Is there a "Best Practise" documentation how to install a 2nd
AD-DC
> (or "backup"-DC)?
>
> Cheers,
> Torsten
>

On Wed, 8 May 2024 09:48:48 +0200
lists--- via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I searched the wiki, but couldn't find any article on this topic -
> maybe I used the wrong terms ...
> 
> Is there a "Best Practise" documentation how to install a 2nd
AD-DC
> (or "backup"-DC)?
> 
> Cheers,
> Torsten
> 
That will probably be:
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Joining_a_Samba_DC_to_an_Existing_Active_Directory

There is also no such thing as a 'backup' DC, All DCs are equal apart
from the FSMO roles and they can be on any DC.

Rowland

Thanks a lot Ingo, Rowland and Luis!

[...]
INFO 2024-05-08 12:33:25,196 pid:2355 
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/samba/join.py #1324: Sending 
DsReplicaUpdateRefs for all the replicated partitions
INFO 2024-05-08 12:33:25,261 pid:2355 
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/samba/join.py #1354: Setting 
isSynchronized and dsServiceName
INFO 2024-05-08 12:33:25,281 pid:2355 
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/samba/join.py #1369: Setting up secrets 
database
INFO 2024-05-08 12:33:25,418 pid:2355 
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/samba/join.py #1631: Joined domain SAMPLE 
(SID S-1-5-21-358581295-2627552491-3057451940) as a DC

Seems it worked ;)

Cheers,
Torsten


Am 08.05.2024 um 09:48 schrieb lists--- via samba:
> Hello list,
> 
> I searched the wiki, but couldn't find any article on this topic -
maybe
> I used the wrong terms ...
> 
> Is there a "Best Practise" documentation how to install a 2nd
AD-DC (or
> "backup"-DC)?
> 
> Cheers,
> Torsten
>