[Samba] can windows server 2012 R2 join samba ad directly

Adam Xu
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 01:24:41 -0000

Hi samba list,

accroding to samba wiki,
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Joining_a_Windows_Server_2012_/_2012_R2_DC_to_a_Samba_AD

Windows server 2012 R2 can't join to samba AD directly. I need to join a
windows server 2018 R2 to samba AD first and then join windows server
2012 R2 to samba AD.

but a searched for a document.
https://samba.tranquil.it/doc/en/samba_advanced_methods/samba_add_windows_active_directory.html

In that document, we can join windows server 2012 R2 to samba directly.

Which document is more reliable? My samba version is 4.15.6.