1] Ensure that prerequisites are met. Before installing and configuring a Domain controller on a Windows server, users need first to check off some basic prerequisites.

With the help of Samba, it is possible to set up your Linux server as a Domain Controller. Before you get too excited, I’m not talking about an Active Directory Primary Domain Controller (PDC).

In these types of situations, you can target a specific domain controller by appending the /S switch and the domain controller name to the DCDiag command, as shown in Figure 2. [Click on image for ...