Guide: Integrating Linux Systems with Active Directory for Authentication
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Summary
This article provides a technical guide for integrating Linux systems with Active Directory for authentication purposes. It covers the step-by-step process of configuring Linux hosts to work with Windows Active Directory, including setting hostnames, installing necessary packages, configuring Kerberos, joining the domain, setting up SSSD (System Security Services Daemon), and configuring DFS (Distributed File System) mounts. The author notes this is a lightweight implementation focused only on authentication, not using AD for access control, GPO, or print services.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledInterfacing with Active Directory is kind of a pain in the rear.
This is somewhat lightweight, in that AD is only used for authentication - it is not used (directly) for access control, GPO is not utilized, no print services, etc.
You should set your hostname to be your FQDN, uppercased.
I do not go over autofs configuration, because it's pretty straightforward.
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