Ns7 to replace Windows 2012r2 domain controller

[mrmarkuz (Markus Neuberger)]

Hello,

see

Add/Replace existing AD Domain Controller with ns7

Could someone point me in the right direction? I don’t see anything in the Netserver 7 RC1 on Domain controller setup. I’m trying to get a new Nethserver 7 RC1 install to join an existing domain as a Domain controller so I can have it take all the rolls and decom my old Zentyal Domain Controller. However, I seem to only be able to setup a new domain controller. Since both Zentyal and Nethserver build there Domain Controller functionality on Samba 4, and Zentyal can join a server to a AD doma…

and
http://wiki.nethserver.org/doku.php?id=howto:add_ns7_samba_domain_controller_to_existing_active_directory

@orchard

First, can ns7 be the only domain controller?

Yes

@orchard

Second, is there a documented way for ns7 to migrate the domain controller roles away from Windows Server 2012r2 so that I can turn off and stop using the Windows server?

For now it’s possible to join the domain as member and NOT as DC.

@orchard

Am I better off just manually removing all the Windows workstations from the current domain and then joining them to the new domain that has ns7 as domain controller?

Yes, I think so.