How to Join a Linux Machine to an Active Directory (AD) Domain
Integrating a Linux machine into an Active Directory (AD) domain enables centralized authentication and resource management, making it easier to manage users and permissions in a Windows-dominated enterprise environment. Here’s how to achieve this integration step by step. Before proceeding, ensure you have: 🔍A Linux machine with sudo/root privileges 🔍An Active Directory domain (e.g., yourdomain.com) 🔍A domain user account with permission to join devices to AD 🔍Network connectivity to the AD domain controller Step 1: Install Required Packages On Ubuntu/Debian-based systems, install the necessary packages: sudo apt update && sudo apt install realmd sssd adcli samba-common-bin oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir packagekit For RHEL/CentOS-based systems: sudo yum install realmd sssd adcli samba-common oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir packagekit Step 2: Discover the AD Domain Use the realmd command to check if your Linux machine can discover the AD domain: realm discover Yourdomain.com Step 3: Joi...