#IPA Client Guide ##Contents * [Setup Overview] (#setup) * [Configure Network] (#network) * [Installing IPA Client] (#ipa-client) ##Setup Overview We have used a F18 box as IPA client machine and used FreeIPA client. This document borrows instructions from the following more detailed guide. [RHEL 6 Identity Management Guide][] ## Configure network Set hostname (FQDN) to client.rhelbox.com > hostnamectl set-hostname "client.rhelbox.com" > > hostname "client.rhelbox.com" Add following to /etc/sysconfig/network: HOSTNAME=client.rhelbox.com Add the following to /etc/hostname client.rhelbox.com Add the following to /etc/hosts 192.168.56.110 server.rhelbox.com server 192.168.56.101 client.rhelbox.com client Logout and login again and verify hostname : > hostname --fqdn Edit */etc/resolv.conf* to add this at beginning of file nameserver 192.168.56.110 Warning: NetworkManager changes resolv.conf on restart Turn off firewall > service iptables stop > > chkconfig iptables off ## Installing IPA Client Install IPA client packages: For RHEL: > yum install ipa-client ipa-admintools For Fedora: > yum install freeipa-client freeipa-admintools Install IPA client and add to domain: >ipa-client-install --enable-dns-updates Discovery was successful! Hostname: client.rhelbox.com Realm: RHELBOX.COM DNS Domain: rhelbox.com IPA Server: server.rhelbox.com BaseDN: dc=rhelbox,dc=com Continue to configure the system with these values? [no]: yes User authorized to enroll computers: admin Check if client is configured correctly: > kinit admin > > getent passwd admin [RHEL 6 Identity Management Guide]: https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Identity_Management_Guide/