Joris De Pooter wrote: > Hello people, > > taken from > http://us3.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/samba-bdc.html#minim-bdc > > >> Can Samba Be a Backup Domain Controller to an NT4 PDC? >> >> No. The native NT4 SAM replication protocols have not yet been fully >> implemented. >> >> Can I get the benefits of a BDC with Samba? Yes, but only to a Samba >> PDC.The main reason for implementing a BDC is availability. If the PDC >> is a Samba machine, a second Samba machine can be set up to service >> logon requests whenever the PDC is down. > > > I don't understand what this means. > I have a NT4 PDC and a NT4 BDC : they are on a different network. > The BDC is old and i'd like to upgrade to Samba3. > > Do you think it is possible or not ?? > >
As I understand it, both primary and backup domain controllers, must be either Windows or Linux. You can't mix them -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba