Hi, I am trying to evaluate nethserver, to function as Directory server. I installed it configured it I could see the user details
Now like to check on the High availability options for nethserver, can I configure another Nether Server and have a backup domain controller
mrmarkuz
December 10, 2017, 12:34pm
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Hi @Joseph_John ,
this may a be a possibility for a poor man’s backup DC:
HotSync is a set of scripts that leverage NethServer backup to copy a snapshot of a NethServer over another one every 15 minutes. In case of a disaster, it’s possible to promote slave to master in a few minutes. We call it “Poor men HA”.
It was used few times in production for the enterprise, and AFAIK it works quite well.
If you want to take a look at it, here you can find a draft of documentation, including new features that we’d like to implement.
You can try current version installing it …
Wiki:https://wiki.nethserver.org/doku.php?id=howto:add_ns7_samba_domain_controller_to_existing_active_directory
I tried joining NS samba to Windows AD as DC, which will replicate AD but no sysvolrep and has to be tested:
Hello, i tested joining Nethserver/NSDC to a Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and at least the joins worked.
I used https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Joining_a_Samba_DC_to_an_Existing_Active_Directory as a starting point.
I setup a new domain admin called superuser to make the joins.
I did:
systemd-run -M nsdc -t /bin/bash
On the NSDC:
echo domain cmb.local > /etc/resolv.conf
Added my Windows Server as nameserver
echo nameserver 192.168.1.20 >> /etc/resolv.conf
Joining:
samba-tool…
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