That worked. Many thanks! However, I only upgraded to *2012_R2* for now,
since I?m still running *Samba 4.19.5*. I also didn?t need to perform a
schema upgrade ? it was already at *69*.
Best regards
Am 22.10.2025 um 19:46 schrieb Luis Peromarta via samba:> Try this.
>
> http://samba.bigbird.es/doku.php?id=samba:upgrade-fl-2016
> On 22 Oct 2025 at 16:08 +0100, Hans Schulze via samba<samba at
lists.samba.org>, wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> how exactly should one proceed when raising the functional level? I?ve
>> never done it myself, and I?m a bit worried that something might stop
>> working afterward. Currently, I?m on Domain Functional Level 2008R2,
and
>> the goal is to reach at least 2012R2.
>>
>> Do I need to proceed step by step, or can I go directly to the target
>> level? Is it sufficient to just run the well-known command from the
>> Samba Wiki, or is there more that needs to be done?
>>
>> I also read somewhere that the *smb.conf* file might need to be
>> adjusted. Does the version need to be explicitly set as an option
there?
>> If so, on all member DCs?
>>
>> Does the forest level also need to be raised? What else should I pay
>> attention to?
>>
>> Regards
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