Samba 4 (Ubuntu) Administration (Active Directory) via RSAT using Windows 7 error

Question

I want to administrate Samba 4 (Active Directory) via RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) using Windows 7. I have installed the RSAT and opened the "Active Directory Computers and Users" tool in Windows 7, but occurs this error:

Naming information cannot be locate because:

The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.

Contact your system administrator to verify that your domain is properly configured and is currently online.

I am logged in domain using a Domain Administrator User.

When I run dcdiag to debug Domain Controller, I get this error:

{COMPUTERNAME} is not a directory server.

It was not possible locate local server

Can anyone help me?

Answer 1

check DNS setting on your win7 machine, check that you could reach at least one domain controller by dns, ip. I think RSAT failed to contact domain controllers because of DNS issues.

Also try use NETBIOS domain name: domain, and FQDN of the domain controllers.

Answer 2

An old question, but here is the answer:

Really don't know why my RSAT didn't want to connect on Samba-AD-DC automatically although I was logged as Samba Administrator on my PC, tried so many things but unsuccessful.

Solution was: Open "Active Directory Computers and Users", ignore error and in Action tab choose "Change Domain Controller", enter IP address of your domain controller and that's it.