RHEL7 - How to join Redhat machine to Windows Active directory

Join RHEL7 System to Active directory domain

1. Install realm and sssd packages
# yum install reammd sssd

# rpm -qa | egrep "realmd|sssd"

2. Join the A/D domain
# realm join ad.it.business.com -U svc-aduser
Enter the pw:

3. Edit sssd.conf file and change use fully qualified names to False
so that you don't have to type @ad.it.business.com

# vi /etc/sssd/sssd.conf
use_fully_qualified_names = False

4. Permit user to login
# realm permit bhusal


If you want to install GUI
# yum grouplist
# yum groupinstall "Server with GUI"
# shutdown -r now