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.... Then, I started to think about this situation... I come to the conclusion: hey, I can just shutdown W2k8 (pdwad-1), then go to "ubuntu-ad-1" to try to remove a "crashed" DC, it did not worked either, now, I'm facing the following BUG: https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Demote_a_Samba_DC#Demote_a_DC_that_isn.27t_accessable_any_more https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10595 So, in the end of the day, I'm stucked, it is impossible to remove/demote a W2k8 from a Samba4 AD DC domain... Any tips?! Thanks! Thiago

Hello, I need migrate Samba PDC to Windows Server. Is there somebody, who had managed to do this? Does exist some manual how to do it? Thank you, Best regards, Jan

Hello, during the last weeks I began to (re)-write and test some Wiki HowTos, but had no time to finish them yet. Now it's done. Here they are: Complete re-writes (please proofread): * https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setup_a_Samba_AD_Member_Server I also replaced some outdated pages about the same topic from the Wiki with a forwarder to this HowTo. *

...e a different dc as the 'partner server'? Or, is there a way I can clear dc2 out of the memory of dc3? Or, would it be better to treat dc3 as though it were non-functional, and remove it from dc service via another way - e.g. the script mentioned here<https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Demote_a_Samba_DC#Demote_a_DC_that_isn.27t_accessable_any_more>? Thanks

I see the instructions about setting up a secondary domain controller at https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Join_a_domain_as_a_DC but I am unclear on several points. I'm familiar with Kerberos/LDAP/DNS but not Windows administration. (1) This document talks about adding Samba as a slave to "an existing Active Directory domain" (presumably running Windows). Is it the same to