samba - Jul 2019 - Doubt about sysvol replication on Samba 4

Hi,

I have a Samba 4.5.16-Debian installed on Debian 9.9 as a DC. Atualy I have
2 Windows 2008 Server (not R1) of 32 bits.

I intend replace my Windows DC by Samba 4.

My doubts are:

Do I need setup SysVol replication via DFS-R for Windows 2008? In positive
case, is necessary Robocopy based SysVol replication workaround (Samba DCs
-> Windows DCs) ?

I'm afraid of Transfer and SeizE FSMO Roles, thus how I verify if my Samba
4 DC is OK for this process?

Regards,

M?rcio Bacci

On 05/07/2019 01:43, Marcio Demetrio Bacci via samba
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a Samba 4.5.16-Debian installed on Debian 9.9 as a DC. Atualy I have
> 2 Windows 2008 Server (not R1) of 32 bits.
Don't use Samba 4.5.16, it is outdated, see here for an up to date 
version: http://apt.van-belle.nl/
>
> I intend replace my Windows DC by Samba 4.
>
> My doubts are:
>
> Do I need setup SysVol replication via DFS-R for Windows 2008?
You cannot replicate Sysvol via DFS-R (yet)
> In positive
> case, is necessary Robocopy based SysVol replication workaround (Samba DCs
> -> Windows DCs) ?
Isn't robocopy one way, from Samba to Windows ?
>
> I'm afraid of Transfer and SeizE FSMO Roles, thus how I verify if my
Samba
> 4 DC is OK for this process?
Why are you afraid to transfer or seize the FSMO roles ?

Rowland

>
> Regards,
>
> M?rcio Bacci