We've got a second Domain controller (running DHCP and DNS) and a dedicated backup server. We also use Linux/Nagios/Cacti for resource monitoring.

I'm exploring replacing a NT4 server which is the domain controller and file server for a small network of 6 client machines. However, I've never used samba before, or anything else to do it.<BR ...

At this point, your Samba Domain Controller is up and running, but there’s a problem. As is, Samba is working without DNS because your server defaults to systemd-resolved.

Recently, I covered how to connect Ubuntu Desktop to an Active Directory domain. The domain controller I connected to was set up using Ubuntu Server and Samba. As you might expect, Fedora Linux is ...