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-rw-r--r--source4/scripting/python/samba/netcmd/common.py13
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source4/scripting/python/samba/netcmd/common.py b/source4/scripting/python/samba/netcmd/common.py
index bd72c8f361..71629ef08d 100644
--- a/source4/scripting/python/samba/netcmd/common.py
+++ b/source4/scripting/python/samba/netcmd/common.py
@@ -18,7 +18,20 @@
# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
#
+from samba.dcerpc import nbt
+from samba.net import Net
+
+
def netcmd_dnsname(lp):
'''return the full DNS name of our own host. Used as a default
for hostname when running status queries'''
return lp.get('netbios name').lower() + "." + lp.get('realm').lower()
+
+
+def netcmd_finddc(lp, creds):
+ '''return domain-name of a writable/ldap-capable DC for the domain.'''
+ net = Net(creds=creds, lp=lp)
+ realm = lp.get('realm')
+ cldap_ret = net.finddc(realm,
+ nbt.NBT_SERVER_LDAP | nbt.NBT_SERVER_DS | nbt.NBT_SERVER_WRITABLE)
+ return cldap_ret.pdc_dns_name