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...REPLICA_INHIBITED Replicating critical objects from the base DN of the domain Partition[DC=edm-inc,DC=com] objects[94/249] linked_values[0/0] Partition[DC=edm-inc,DC=com] objects[351/6576] linked_values[0/0] dsdb_replicated_objects_convert: Ignoring object outside partition bc113c1b-fd60-4277-9b26-bf16318d53e9 CN=Configuration,DC=edm-inc,DC=com: WERR_DS_ADD_REPLICA_INHIBITED Partition[DC=edm-inc,DC=com] objects[587/6576] linked_values[0/0] dsdb_replicated_objects_convert: Ignoring object outside partition 10ec641e-dd40-4704-b9a7-03664a15415d DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=edm-inc,DC=com: WERR_DS_ADD_REPLICA_INH...

...plicating critical objects from the base DN of the domain > Partition[DC=edm-inc,DC=com] objects[94/249] linked_values[0/0] > Partition[DC=edm-inc,DC=com] objects[351/6576] linked_values[0/0] > dsdb_replicated_objects_convert: Ignoring object outside partition > bc113c1b-fd60-4277-9b26-bf16318d53e9 > CN=Configuration,DC=edm-inc,DC=com: WERR_DS_ADD_REPLICA_INHIBITED > Partition[DC=edm-inc,DC=com] objects[587/6576] linked_values[0/0] > dsdb_replicated_objects_convert: Ignoring object outside partition > 10ec641e-dd40-4704-b9a7-03664a15415d > DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=edm-inc,DC=com...

After a quick look at this thread, yes, i suggest you add a new DC. I also suggest you read : First this one. https://github.com/thctlo/samba4/blob/master/howtos/stretch-base-1.1-checkup.txt Now you are joining a existing domain. Line 20, the resolv.conf, set the first name server to you windows DC, the second to the internet. Besides that, before you install samba do these checks. Next is