A Samba 4 server provides DNS information regarding an Active Directory Domain. All other DNS information is provided by an additional DNS server. Which of the following solutions ensures that the clients of the Samba server can look up all DNS records including those from the domain?
Correct Answer: E
dns forwarder: This smb.conf option specifies the DNS server to which queries should be forwarded if they cannot be resolved locally by the Samba server.
Configuration:
Add dns forwarder = <additional_DNS_server_IP> to smb.conf on the Samba server.
Ensure all clients are configured to query the Samba server for DNS information.
Process:
Clients send all DNS queries to the Samba server.
If the Samba server cannot resolve a query locally, it forwards the request to the additional DNS server.
Benefit: This ensures that all DNS records, including those from the Active Directory domain and other DNS information, can be resolved by the clients.
Reference:
Samba DNS Forwarding