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Hi guys, 
Hope you can help. 
 
What Id like to know is how to join a linux box to a 2003 AD domain. 
 
This is what I have so far..... 
 
Smbpasswd -j DOMAIN -r PDC -U DOMAINADMINUSERNAME 
 
Then you supply the password for the domain admin user. 
You have to enable encrypted passwords first. 
 
Is this all that is required? 
 
I thought you might have to create a computer account in AD as well for the linux box? 
Is this a required step? 
Do you have to do both eg.the smbpassword, edit the smb.conf and create a computer account in AD? 
 
Thanks in advance 
 
Simon 
 
 

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Hi guys,
Hope you can help.

What Id like to know is how to join a linux box to a 2003 AD domain.

This is what I have so far.....

Smbpasswd -j DOMAIN -r PDC -U DOMAINADMINUSERNAME

Then you supply the password for the domain admin user.
You have to enable encrypted passwords first.

Is this all that is required?

I thought you might have to create a computer account in AD as well for the linux box?
Is this a required step?
Do you have to do both eg.the smbpassword, edit the smb.conf and create a computer account in AD?

Thanks in advance

Simon




Joining a Redhat Linux 9 workstation to a Windows 2003 AD Domain

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