Changing the DNS Back End of a Samba AD DC
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Introduction
Samba enables you to change switch between the INTERNAL_DNS
and BIND9_DLZ
DNS back end on your Active Directory (AD) domain controller (DC) without loosing data.
Changing From the Samba Internal DNS Server to the BIND9_DLZ Back End
Run on your domain controller (DC):
- Set up and configure the
BIND9_DLZ
back end. For details, see BIND9_DLZ Back End.
- Shut down the Samba service.
- Migrate the back end:
# samba_upgradedns --dns-backend=BIND9_DLZ
- Use one of the following ways to disable the internal DNS in your
smb.conf
file:
- If you have a
server services
parameter, remove thedns
option. For example:
- If you have a
server services = s3fs, rpc, nbt, wrepl, ldap, cldap, kdc, drepl, winbindd, ntp_signd, kcc, dnsupdate
- If you do not have a
server services
parameter, add the following line:
- If you do not have a
server services = -dns
- Enable the BIND service to start at boot time. See your distribution's documentation for details.
- Start the BIND service.
- Start the Samba service.
Changing From the BIND9_DLZ Back End to the Samba Internal DNS Server
Run on your domain controller (DC):
- Shut down the BIND service.
- Disable the automatic start of the BIND service at boot time. See your distribution's documentation for details.
- Shut down the Samba service.
- Migrate the back end:
# samba_upgradedns --dns-backend=SAMBA_INTERNAL
- Use one of the following ways to disable the
BIND9_DLZ
module in yoursmb.conf
file::
- If you have a
server services
parameter, add thedns
option. For example:
server services = s3fs, rpc, nbt, wrepl, ldap, cldap, kdc, drepl, winbindd, ntp_signd, kcc, dnsupdate, dns
- If you only have the
-dns
option listed in theserver services
parameter, remove the entire parameter:
server services = -dns
- Start the Samba service.
![]() | The internal DNS is one of the default settings of the server services parameter. Removing the server services parameter enables all the default servers including the DNS server. |