In today's computing landscape, you'll often find a diverse mix of Windows and Linux systems. In this video, we demonstrate how simple it is to integrate a modern Linux machine into a Windows Active Directory domain. We'll walk you through the process of joining Debian, Red Hat, and SUSE Linux distributions to an Active Directory domain using just a few straightforward commands. Applies to: Ubuntu , , ; Red hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9; OpenSUSE 12, 15; SUSE Enterprise Linux Server 12, 15; Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Join Debian, Ubuntu, and Red hat Linux to ADDS 3:41 Join SUSE to ADDS via YAST 5:54 Check Active Directory and DNS 7:37 Thank you for watching Glossary: ADAC = Active Directory Administrative Center ADDS = Active Directory Domain Services ADUC = Active Directory Users and Computers DNS = Domain Name Server FQDN = Fully Qualified Domain Name LDAP = Lightweight Directory Access Protocol PAM = Pluggable Authentication Module RSAT = Remote Server Administration Tools SRV = Service Records (as in DNS entries for AD services) SSSD = System Security Services Daemon UPN = User Principal Name YaST = Yet another Setup Tool GitHub (Commands): Commands: Linux sudo apt install realmd sssd sssd-tools adcli libnss-sss libpam-sss samba-common-bin oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir packagekit sudo dnf install realmd sssd adcli samba-common-tools oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir PackageKit krb5-workstation sudo hostnamectl set-hostname [ ] realm discover [ ] sudo realm -v join [ ] -U [ad username] sudo realm -v join --membership-software=samba [ ] -U [ad username] sudo pam-auth-update Windows (PowerShell) Get-ADComputer [computername] -Properties * Get-DnsServerResourceRecord -ZoneName [ ] -ComputerName [dns server] -RRType A Links: @daryl-goh/how-to-join-a-linux-ubuntu-machine-to-windows-active-directory-domain-a5563ccc4844