!!! Overview
The [Samba Project|http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/domain-member.html|target='_blank'] provides the [{$pagename}] utility to create the [Keytab] and join a Windows Domain.

!! [net ads] join
The [Samba Project|http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/domain-member.html|target='_blank'] provides this utility to create the [Keytab] and join a Windows Domain:
{{{
net ads join -k createcomputer=Servers/UNIX -U unixadmin@YOURDOMAIN.NET
}}}

{{{
net ads keytab create -U domainadminuser
}}}

!! Testing the domain join 
The next few commands are ways to verify you successfully joined the AD. The output below the commands is an example of what you should see.
{{{
$ net ads info
LDAP server: 10.1.0.1
LDAP server name: kdc1.domain.com
Realm: DOMAIN.COM
Bind Path: dc=DOMAIN,dc=COM
LDAP port: 389
Server time: Wed, 25 May 2011 12:05:17 CDT
KDC server: 10.1.0.1
Server time offset: 0
}}}

{{{
$ net ads testjoin
Join is OK
}}}


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