samba - Jul 2025 - WERR_DNS_ERROR_DS_UNAVAILABLE when asking for local dns server info: WHERE TO LOOK

now, the answer I was looking for is:

to know what service are started: set the debug level to 5 in smb.conf 
and have a look at startup messages in log.samba

to know why the service is not working: look at error messages in 
log.samba when running the
#? samba-tool dns serverinfo vdce

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> Okay, what you posted would probably make it a 2008 DC, so I will ask
> in a different way, if you run this command on the Samba DC:
>
> samba-tool dns zonelist 127.0.0.1 --forward
>
> What is the output ?
There is no output, since the DCE crashes

BUT nslookup works and has result for a direct and reverse zone

however, I am digging up the logs to try to guess what is happening when 
using nslookup

looking into it

On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 13:15:50 +0200
"CED Ing. Damiano Bolla via samba" <samba at lists.samba.org>
wrote:
> 
> There is no output, since the DCE crashes
It shouldn't crash.
> 
> BUT nslookup works and has result for a direct and reverse zone
There should be two forward zones (at least).

Does:

nslookup -type=soa _msdcs.contoso.local

produce any output ?

Rowland