Linux boxes in an AD domain; address w/o FQDN
I have a mixed network of linux and windows servers, in an AD domain.
I have added the linux boxes to the dns "domain.local" zone, and they are addressable using 'server-name.domain.local' on the network. However, I would like them to be addressable using only their host name, without having to append the dns domain suffix. This is easily done using a hosts file, but I find myself adding linux boxes frequently, and this process is, well, annoying (and is what dns is for). How might I accomplish this? I do not really need the linux boxes to be part of the AD domain, but I do need to enable file sharing back-and-forth using Samba. Would a secondary dns server work? Or a nfs-shared hosts file? Thank you. |
Given that you have an AD domain (which I know next to nothing about), these may be foolish Q's; but:
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The domain controller is also the wins server, and Yes, samba is in the mix (mainly the linux servers mounting shares on the windows servers, and not vice-versa, though that might be a future requirement) Thanks for your help. |
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