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Title: Question about Domain Name and Workgroup
Post by: dvdsmith on September 19, 2017, 04:08:03 PM

I have a 9.2 install in server-only mode I use primarily as a PDC. I use the built-in Backup and Restore to run a nightly backup, and an email report is sent afterward of the log detailing the results. I have E-mail delivery configured to an external smtp server. The problem is the email is being sent in the format user@DOMAIN.DOMAIN, basically a double entry of the domain name as it has no period.

I kind of understand why this is happening from reading past forum posts. https://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,50222.msg252271.html#msg252271

As currently configured the Workgroup is in the format DOMAIN (no periods) as otherwise Win10 clients were unable to join the domain. https://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,52644.msg271275.html#msg271275

However this also sets the primary domain name, which without the period is not a valid FQDN. Unless I've missed something in the Manual on the site, there doesn't appear to be a means to change the domain without also changing the workgroup, thus breaking the PDC role. I can add additional Domain names but I don't appear to be able to edit the primary domain, at least in the Web interface.

Is there a solution here I missed?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Question about Domain Name and Workgroup
Post by: Stefano on September 19, 2017, 04:51:45 PM

workgroup name is the name of the domain you're joining your windows clients.. this has nothing to share with the internet/email/web domain
please reconfigure your server and set your primary domain as desired

Title: Re: Question about Domain Name and Workgroup
Post by: dvdsmith on September 19, 2017, 05:04:42 PM

I'm always nervous when going through Reconfiguration, afraid I'm going to break something. :) It had been a long time since I'd done that.

Thanks for the reassurance, worked fine.

Title: Re: Question about Domain Name and Workgroup
Post by: Stefano on September 19, 2017, 05:09:35 PM

my 2c: nowadays almost every pc/laptop can give you the possibility to test using virtualbox.. a small SME VM (I have some with 8 GB disk and 640 MB of ram) and you're done.. you can test everything without any hassle..

you can even configure your virtual machine to be a copy/clone of your production server (see https://wiki.contribs.org/Backup_server_config#Cloning_a_server_for_Test_purposes.2C_using_inclusion_.26_exclusion_files) and, using VM's snapshots, try everything.. easier to do than to explain :-)

HTH