Integrating Active Directory and Linux DNS servers

[Graham Leggett]

Edward Croft wrote:

> Can Active Directory work with Linux based DNS?

As far as I am aware, yes.

Where DNS fits in, as that DNS is used instead of an explicite WINS 
setting for AD aware machines to find things like domain servers, etc.

What you need to do is set up your DNS to contain various DNS names 
within your domain, pointing at the various services on your domain. 
Info on how to do this is in the Samba HOWTO v3.0, from www.samba.org - 
look for info about AD and DNS.

You need not install Samba to do any of this - the Samba docs do explain 
a lot of the M$ specific setup stuff in a non-"just click-click-click 
and it magically works" way, and is very useful if you want to know 
what's really going on.

Regards,
Graham
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