Questions tagged [active-directory]
Questions that relate to Ubuntu using this directory service created by Microsoft. Compatibility questions include LDAP, Kerberos and DNS-based naming and other network information.
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Connecting to Windows shares using Active Directory?
After upgrading my host to 12.04 I can no longer connect to Windows Shares in my AD (Active Directory) based network. I was able to do it previously using 11.10. I thought it might be an issue with ...
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How can I add Ubuntu to a windows domain?
I have installed likewise-open, but when I add an Ubuntu machine (10.10) to a domain, I am getting the following error:
Leaving AD Domain: XXX.XX.XXX`
Error: Lsass ...
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How do I enable the "Other" user for login with Active Directory?
So I work at a university using active directory, and in my office there are a few computers that I've set up, in Ubuntu 11.10, to log as an AD user.
In order to log in a person just needs to use ...
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likewise-open | 14.04 | other easy way to connect AD?
we use a lot of Linux-Servers with active-directory membership for user-authentication. This are made with the likewise-open packet.
We tested the beta-Version of ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS. Everything ...
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Add AD Domain user to sudoers from the command line
I'm setting up an Ubuntu 11.04 server VM for use as a database server. It would make everyone's lives easier if we could have folks login using windows credentials and perhaps even make the machine ...
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What are the limitations of the Windows Subsystem for Linux? [duplicate]
I played around with the WSL last year, but at the time it was not capable of running the neural network project that I wanted to try on it. Apparently had something to do with it having an outdated ...
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How do I join a Windows Active Directory?
We have a "mix-mode" Lab. and we want to migrate to Ubuntu, from Windows.
In this process, how do we add Ubuntu workstations to a Windows Domain / Active Directory ('AD') setup?
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Trouble Joining an Active Directory Domain
I'm trying to join an Ubuntu 16.04 server to a Windows 2003 R2 domain by following the Ubuntu SSSD and Active Directory Guide. My admin says that from the controller side, it is part of the domain. ...
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Edit Sudoers file to allow sudo rights to a AD domain group
I recently managed to get my Ubuntu Server 18.04 machine connected to my companies Windows AD. I am able to login with my AD credentials however I want to take it a step further...
This is the ...
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Authenticating samba shares with active directory users and groups
I am looking for instruction on how to configure my Ubuntu 10.04 box to allow samba shares access through Active Directory users and groups. I have joined the Ubuntu machine to my AD domain using ...
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How to get netplan on 17.10 server to work with a Windows Server DHCP server using MAC address reservations?
To do this on recent Fedora and Arch, it is necessary to set dhcp-client-identifier = hardware to get DHCP to work. I suspect the same is true on 17.10. However, Artful uses netplan and systemd-...
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Ubuntu 15.04 join domain problem (pbis)
I just installed a clean Ubuntu 15.04, and I want to join to a domain for active directory.
Downloaded and installed PBIS Open 8.2.2 - Stable Release but when i run it:
Error: /usr/sbin/service ...
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Problem with PBISOpen and Ubuntu 14.04LTS
I'm testing openpbis 8.3 version and I have authentication problem when I'm trying to open new session on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, not in local network but only in distant network.
Adding the computer on ...
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File corruption issues from a Samba server to Windows and Mac clients [closed]
I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 Server as a file server. It is on the Windows Active Directory Domain (2008 SBS) and has been working well for several years (migrated to new hardware and upgraded from 8.04 a ...
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How to join a Windows Domain and Map Network Drives?
I just installed the current build for Ubuntu on a partition for my work computer. I am a novice when it comes to Linux/Ubuntu, which is why I installed it along side windows. I want to learn how to ...
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Samba 3.6 and Samba4
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 and samba 3.6 (the version of samba that is installed for Ubuntu 12.10, by default). Everything works fine. I can access shared folders and shared printers of Windows PCs....
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How do I remove a user completely from Ubuntu 16.04?
I have set up Ubuntu 16.04 with PowerBroker Identity Services to login with users from an Active Directory database.
Whenever I login with a new account, the user is added to the list of users that ...
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Changing LDAP password expiry time?
I am running LDAP Samba PDC on Ubuntu 10.04 server. By default the LDAP account pasword expires in 45 days. I want to change it.
I've tried hard to find this setting in the LDAP conf files but I ...
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Edubuntu Deployment and Active Directory Authentication
How I can deploy Edubuntu from one machine to many machines in the same domain and authenticate to Windows Active Directory?
Goodwill Kamba
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Ubuntu joining a active directory domain
during the command
sudo domainjoin-cli join *domain* *user*
I get the error
removing the .local and just using the domainame I get this error
Pretty new with Ubuntu and don't know what to do.
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Samba/Winbind Active Directory authentication broken after upgrade to 14.04
I was on Ubuntu desktop 12.04 and had it joined to the domain using samba/winbind/krb5 - worked great without any issues, I could log onto my comptuer using my active directory account. I upgraded to ...
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How do I display login message such as password expiry warning?
I'm using sssd to authenticate against an active directory. The passwords for the user may expire after a given time.
In sssd.conf you can set [pam] pam_pwd_expiration_warning = X to change the days ...
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How to create a Desktop Shortcut for all users in Ubuntu 14.04 for AD joined machine
I'm looking to create a simple shortcut to a folder that will appear on all users desktops when they login into an Ubuntu 14.04 machine. The machine has been joined to a Microsoft AD.
Help ...
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Enable domain login on login screen
I installed likewise-open including the likewise-open-gui to join my company's domain. I entered my computername and domain in the gui, provided an administrator account to join, and it did say it was ...
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Installation candidate for AD join not found
I'm trying to rebuilt a server wich is part in the Active Directory. I'm using Bionic Beaver:
administrator@vmssnt1:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: ...
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What's the Ubuntu equivalent of Active Directory?
I have around a 40+ user network running Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop and Ubuntu Server.
What is the best tool to use to run authentication on users? Webmin?
Similar to what AD does for Windows.
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How to automount user homes from MS Server via sss
I'd like to make an Ubuntu box member of an AD and automount home directories during login from a Samba server.
I managed to join the AD the realmd way. So I can look-up users and their passwd lines.
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How to add Active Directory users as sudoers
I'm following this article. What I've done:
I can connect to Active Directory
I can login to the Active Directory
Now what I'm looking for is a way to make any active directory user a sudoer. I'm ...
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Mounting Shared Folders in domain using Active Directory Authentication at login [closed]
I have Windows Server 2008 set up with AD. Have set up the group policies to map two communal folders and a user folder (the user folder using a logon script). I've joined the Ubuntu machine to the ...
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Mount.cifs with krb5 fails on 20.04 LTS
I have a Synology NAS and multiple Ubuntu Clients in my network. I setup Active Directory integration on the clients following the instructions here https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/service-sssd.
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git authentication with Active Directory user
I use likewise-open to connect to a Windows AD, and I am able to see AD users.
What should I do to authenticate a user for git when I push to and pull from a git repository? Where is this configured?...
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Working around Active Directory Users
In my office system, Ubuntu is configured for Active Directory authentication with Windows using likewise open. I have three issues.
Each time when I switch on my system and some times when I restart,...
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Samba Winbindd Failing Everyday
Everyday morning on my domain controller running samba 4.7.6-ubuntu winbind fails, If I try to run the command wbinfo -u (to list all users) I get the error
could not obtain winbind interface ...
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Can't login with domain members on ubuntu 14.04 client joined to (samba4 -ubuntu 14.04) active directory domain
I have a samba4 server:
[global]
workgroup = MYWG
realm = MYWG.ORG
netbios name = MYWGADM
server role = active directory domain controller
dns forwarder = 8.8.8.8
idmap_ldb:...
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How to edit lightdm to show "other user"?
I am an IT student aide at a college and we have a very small test computer that we started messing around on with 12.04 and used likewise to join it into the Windows network that we have.
However, ...
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How do I mount an Active Directory Windows share?
How can i mount Active Directory Windows share in Ubuntu 12.04?
In 10.04 it was easy mounting a Windows server share i nautilus, but it keeps telling me that my credentials is wrong. And they are not!
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How to make full domain controller with active directory?
How to make full domain controller with active directory that can accept windows client pc's using ubuntu LTS 12.04 desktop edition.
I need a full tutorial that show me step by step how could it be ...
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21.04: Use Active Directory option grayed out
I am trying to set up Ubuntu 21.04 to use Active Directory.
I have the VM installed on a ESXi host connected to AD. AD is 2016 schema, on-site, not Azure. The VM does get a correct IP address (I ...
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PowerBroker (Likewise-Open) + Ubuntu 13.04 -> 13.10 Upgrade
I just upgraded Ubuntu from 13.04 to 13.10, and now I can't log into Active Directory; my system is integrated using PowerBroker Identity Services (PBIS), which used to be called Likewise-Open.
So ...
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Active Directory users unable to change passwords [SSSD]
I've set up an Ubuntu 16.04 system to join a AD domain following the instruction set here.
I can login with AD users and everything is working correctly there, however AD users are unable to change ...
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Ubuntu Likewise-Open won't stay connected to domain
I am at a loss... Any help would be appreciated...
We have a Linux server that is using Likewise-Open to authenticate against our Active Directory server. Everything was working fine, but yesterday ...
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How to apply group policy?
I have a windows server and all the clients are linux based(ubuntu 11.10),i want to set up group/domain policy on my network.
Please suggest anything other than likewise-open policy. How to apply ...
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How do I allow regular users to install printers?
I'm configuring a 10.10 machine for deployment in an organization with Likewise Open and Active Directory, and I need to know if Ubuntu can allow users to install printers automatically. I tested and ...
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Allow an active directory group to ssh into server
I'm trying to get my AD group SSH_Users to be able to SSH into our server. I added a line to the config file in /etc/sshd: AllowGroups ssh_Users and tried [email protected]. This does not work. I ...
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How to add an AD group members to a local group
I already have the AD integration working via sssd where a user logging in is a member of one of two AD groups. They are able to ssh into the server and if it's their first login they're granted ...
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Enrolled in AD realm, but can´t resolve AD users with getent passwd
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Windows SBS Server (AD controller, DNS server), Proxmox 4.1 server hosting a Ubuntu 14.04 lxc container.
What I want to achieve:
Integrate the Ubuntu container into the AD, so that I´m ...
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How can we connect the samba Domain server w/ LDAP backend from Ubuntu client?
I already Setup Samba Domain Controller with LDAP Backend in Ubuntu 12.04 / 13:04
See more at: http://www.unixmen.com/setup-samba-domain-controller-with-openldap-backend-in-ubuntu-13-04/#sthash....
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Forcing Nautilus to use Kerberos (Active Directory) authentication
Is there a way to get Nautilus or any other file manager that runs on Ubuntu 11.04 to use Kerberos for authentication?
I'm using Likewise Open to join machines to the domain, and I can't type in ...
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Likewise: joined Active Directory but cannot write shares
I have never used a Linux system in an AD environment before and am trying to join my laptop running Ubuntu to join our Active Directory (DC is a Windows Server 2008 machine) using Likewise-open.
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Setup Kerberos authentication with SSH
I have an Ubuntu server acting as the Domain Controller (domain.local) and a Ubuntu VM (ubu1) acting as a workstation. I wanted to ssh into the ubu1 VM with Kerberose using a keytab file.
For this, I ...
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