vmware / vmware/photon

Please add the realmd/realm package/command to Photon OS

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Description

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Linux distributions such as Debian/RedHat are able to join Microsoft Active Directory via the realm command from the realmd project, ex.:

Joining an Active Directory with Photon OS is possible, but it is not nearly as straight-forward due to Photon not including the package that installs the realm command.

Describe the solution you'd like

Please add the realm command to Photon 5 and back-port support to Photon 4 as well. This will help standardize the way users join Linux systems to Active Directory across Debian, RHEL, and Photon systems.

The project page for realmd is https://www.freedesktop.org/software/realmd/ and the source code for the realm command is available at https://cgit.freedesktop.org/realmd/realmd/.

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Research direction

Review the realmd project and Photon OS package/build definitions for Photon 5, then identify what must be back-ported to Photon 4. Verify that the resulting package provides the realm command and supports the Active Directory join workflow described in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, linux
Domain
authentication, build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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