FILL BLANK A Samba 4 Domain Controller forwards DNS queries for names outside of its own responsibility to another DNS server. What option in smb.conf specifies the IP address of that DNS server?…

The correct answer is A. Dns forwarder. Option A (dns forwarder) is correct because it is the exact smb.conf parameter that instructs Samba 4's internal DNS server where to forward resolution requests for zones it does not own - functioning identically to a "forwarder" in BIND or Windows DNS. This is a single-answer…

300.2 Samba Active Directory Domain Controller

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FILL BLANK A Samba 4 Domain Controller forwards DNS queries for names outside of its own responsibility to another DNS server. What option in smb.conf specifies the IP address of that DNS server? (Specify ONLY the option name without any values or parameters.) Answer: Dns forwarder

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ADns forwarder

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Option A (dns forwarder) is correct because it is the exact smb.conf parameter that instructs Samba 4's internal DNS server where to forward resolution requests for zones it does not own - functioning identically to a "forwarder" in BIND or Windows DNS.

This is a single-answer question with only one choice provided (A), meaning there are no distractors to evaluate - the question is testing recall of the precise option name rather than elimination between alternatives.

Memory tip: Think of it literally - the server is forwarding DNS queries, so the option is dns forwarder. The two words map directly to the function: dns (the subsystem) + forwarder (the role of the target server). In smb.conf, this appears as:

dns forwarder = 8.8.8.8

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#DNS forwarder#smb.conf#Samba DC#DNS configuration

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