Domain Functional Level Samba
Rid master domain samba implements the rid master role and the associated forwarding to the rid master to ensure every dc in the domain does not run out of rids and pre allocates before it does so.
Domain functional level samba. Feature set of a particular dfl will be available for a dc if it runs on the operating system version that is compatible with the functional level. It s just a domain member server. Im here with more questions any test change the functional level of a samba4 2003 to 2008rc2 what will happen to existing policies and configurations domain. However functional levels do not affect which operating systems you can run on workstations and member servers that are joined to the domain or forest.
This role should. They also determine which windows server operating systems you can run on domain controllers in the domain or forest. To raise the domain functional level on a samba active directory ad domain controller dc use samba tool. Functional levels determine the available active directory domain services ad ds domain or forest capabilities.
Note that the os version constraint is only for the domain controller and not applicable for the member. Raising the domain functional level using samba tool. Im talking about this command samba tool domain level raise domain level 2008 r2 thanks. As long as the domain is at 2008 r2 functional level regardless of the os versions this should function mostly as expected.
Windows 2008 r2 lowest function level of a dc. Windows 2008 r2 end add a domain user sudo samba tool user create ubuntu new password. What is the highest ad forest functional level i can use and still have samba 4 function as a domain controller. User ubuntu created successfully verifying dns the tcp based.
The functional level is only relevant for domain controllers. Domain functional level dfl determines the features of a domain controller dc based on the windows server operating system os it runs on. Confirm doman level sudo samba tool domain level show start domain and forest function level for domain dc dc dc com forest function level. Samba 4 0 can act as a domain controller but if your samba server is only serving files and not doing directory services you don t have to worry about it.
Can samba 4 act as a domain controller in a server 2012 functional level forest. Kerberos improvements from windows server 2012 and 2012 r2 are not implemented in samba. Windows 2008 r2 domain function level.