CentOS - Feb 2016 - [SOLVED] Seeking Clarification CentOS 7 as Samba 4 Active Directory Domain Controller

I'm putting the Centos 7 repository Samba 4 packages on hold.
Going to work with Samba 4 source with embedded heimdal.
I see this suggested often on the samba mailing list.



On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Mike <1100100 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I performed a Samba 4 Active Directory Domain Controller install in June
> of 2015 on CentOS 7.
> At that time I used the Samba 4.1.XX package from SerNet due to the
> absence of necessary heimdal packages and libraries not provided in the
> CentOS 7 Samba package.
> Since the the 4.1 series is on security fix only, I'd like to upgrade
to
> the latest package that tracks with CentOS 7.
>
> When searching the samba packages, I've found:
>
> samba-client.x86_64 : Samba client programs
> samba-client-libs.i686 : Samba client libraries
> samba-client-libs.x86_64 : Samba client libraries
> samba-common.x86_64 : Files used by both Samba servers and clients
> samba-common.noarch : Files used by both Samba servers and clients
> samba-common-libs.x86_64 : Libraries used by both Samba servers and clients
> samba-common-tools.x86_64 : Tools for Samba servers and clients
>
> samba-dc.x86_64 : Samba AD Domain Controller
> samba-dc-libs.x86_64 : Samba AD Domain Controller Libraries
>
> samba-devel.i686 : Developer tools for Samba libraries
> samba-devel.x86_64 : Developer tools for Samba libraries
> samba-libs.x86_64 : Samba libraries
> samba-libs.i686 : Samba libraries
> samba-python.x86_64 : Samba Python libraries
> samba-test.x86_64 : Testing tools for Samba servers and clients
> samba-test-devel.x86_64 : Testing devel files for Samba servers and clients
> samba-test-libs.i686 : Libraries need by teh testing tools for Samba
> servers and clients
> samba-test-libs.x86_64 : Libraries need by teh testing tools for Samba
> servers and clients
>
> It appears the CentOS 7 packages now support full provisioning of a Samba
> 4 AD DC but I'd like to obtain guidance regarding all necessary
packages
> and libraries necessary to do so on CentOS7.
>
> Has anyone on the list used CentOS7 packages (not samba source tarball or
> SerNet package) to install and provision a Samba4 AD DC.  Which combination
> of repository packages did you use?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Mike
>
>