Re: What is exactly needed to backup a Samba domain
Peter Milesson via samba <[email protected]> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:09:04 +0200
| Newsgroups | gmane.network.samba.general |
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| Organization | Jaroslav Cankař a syn ATMOS |
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On 13.04.2026 20:58, Rowland Penny via samba wrote: > On Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:02:19 +0200 > Peter Milesson via samba <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> What exactly do I need to backup to be able to make a fully working >> restore of a Samba AD domain? >> >> Using "samba-tool domain backup online" is self evident. >> But should I also back up the sysvol directory separately, or is that >> included in the online backup? >> Anything else to backup? >> >> Best regards, >> >> Peter >> >> > 'samba-tool domain backup online' backs up the AD domain and sysvol, > you then use 'samba-tool domain backup restore' to create a new domain. > It does not backup an individual DC, you end up with the first DC in > the domain. > > Rowland > Thanks Rowland, Are user and machine passwords retained in the online backup? Or should I schedule offline backups to retain those? Best regards, Peter -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba