Latest revision as of 18:18, 9 May 2013

Description

Join the current machine to an Active Directory, and prevent automatic installation of packages.

Make sure you have other required software:
- realmd 0.14.0 or later
Verify that your Active Directory domain access works, or set a domain up.
You need a domain account as an administrator.
Leave realm(s) you are currently joined to.
Remove necessary packages for joining active directory:
```
$ sudo yum remove sssd adcli sssd-tools
```
Tell realmd not to automatically install packages, by placing these lines in your /etc/realmd.conf. If /etc/realmd.conf does not exist (which is the default behavior), you will need to create a new /etc/realmd.conf file.

[service]
automatic-install = no

Make sure realmd is restarted:

$ sudo killall realmd

Discover the domain, which should list the required packages:
```
$ realm discover ad.example.com
```
Check the required-package lines.
Try to join the domain, which should fail and list packages needed:
```
$ realm join --user=Administrator server.ad.example.com
```
The packages needed should be listed, like: sssd, sssd-tools

Now install the packages listed above using a yum command:
```
$ sudo yum install sssd adcli sssd-tools samba-common
```
Perform the join again, this time it should complete without error

Use the --verbose argument to see details of what's being done during a join. Include verbose output in any bug reports.

$ realm join --verbose server.ad.example.com

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 # Remove necessary packages for joining active directory:
 #: <pre>$ sudo yum remove sssd adcli sssd-tools</pre>
-# Tell realmd not to automatically install packages, by placing these lines in your <code>/etc/realmd.conf</code>.
+# Tell realmd not to automatically install packages, by placing these lines in your <code>/etc/realmd.conf</code>. If <code>/etc/realmd.conf</code> does not exist (which is the default behavior), you will need to create a new <code>/etc/realmd.conf</code> file.
 <pre>[service]
 automatic-install = no</pre>