In the past I have used likewise-open to join Linux servers to a Windows domain controller. There were always at least some issues using likewise-open and even though it was always possible to get it working it was always a pain. Today I started the process and of course ran into an error which is noted below in more detail so I did some research and came across centrify which ended up being much easier and worked without issue. Use the instructions below to install, configure, and use centrify to join a Linux server to a Windows DC.

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