samba - Nov 2022 - Migrate and Update (Samba 4.1 ADDC to Samba Latest Version on different Server).

17.11.2022 22:56, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> I suggested creating a new computer running Debian Bullseye (11), which
would get you 4.13.x .
> You could then join this to to your domain as a new DC.
> 
> Once everything is working correctly, you could then upgrade to 4.16.6 by
adding another new Bullseye DC running Samba from backports, this will get
> you 4.16.6
There's no reason to join a newly installed 4.13 and upgrade
it right after a join. Install 4.16 first and join that one.

/mjt

On 17/11/2022 20:08, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> 17.11.2022 22:56, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
>> I suggested creating a new computer running Debian Bullseye (11), 
>> which would get you 4.13.x .
>> You could then join this to to your domain as a new DC.
>>
>> Once everything is working correctly, you could then upgrade to 4.16.6 
>> by adding another new Bullseye DC running Samba from backports, this 
>> will get you 4.16.6
> 
> There's no reason to join a newly installed 4.13 and upgrade
> it right after a join. Install 4.16 first and join that one.
> 
> /mjt
There have been a lot of changes between 4.1.x and 4.13.3 (never mind 
4.16.6), so I was just erring on the side of safety.

Rowland