SSSD/Kerberos/LDAP Authentication

Install Required Packages

1. RHEL6: Install the following packages.
   1. # yum install sssd krb5-workstation samba-common authconfig oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir openldap-clients ipa-client sssd-common krb5-devel
2. RHEL7: Install the following packages
   1. # yum install sssd krb5-workstation samba-common authconfig oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir openldap-clients sssd-libwbclient sssd-tools ipa-client sssd-common krb5-devel
3. UBUNTU: Install the following packages
   1. $ sudo apt-get install krb5-user krb5-config samba sssd ntp nscd libpam-sss libnss-sss sssd-tools sssd-ad libpam-modules

Configure Kerberos

1. Gather the list of KDCs for the realm, the KDCs are bold italic.
   1. # nslookup -type=SRV _kerberos._tcp.<domain in lowercase>

      1. Output of previous command:

         Server: <ip address>

         Address: <ip address>#53

         
         _kerberos._tcp.<domain in lowercase> service = 0 100 88 dc1.<domain in lowercase>.

         _kerberos._tcp.<domain in lowercase> service = 0 100 88 dc2.<domain in lowercase>.

         _kerberos._tcp.<domain in lowercase> service = 0 100 88 dc3.<domain in lowercase>.

         _kerberos._tcp.<domain in lowercase> service = 0 100 88 dc4.<domain in lowercase>.

2. Create a backup of the /etc/krb5.conf file.
   1. # cp -p /etc/krb5.conf{,.bak}
   2. Modify the /etc/krb5.conf file as follows, changes are bold italic.

      1. [logging]

         default = FILE:/var/log/krb5libs.log

         kdc = FILE:/var/log/krb5kdc.log

         admin_server = FILE:/var/log/kadmind.log

         
         [libdefaults]

         default_realm = <AD DOMAIN>

         dns_lookup_realm = false

         dns_lookup_kdc = false

         ticket_lifetime = 24h

         renew_lifetime = 7d

         forwardable = true

         
         [realms]

         <AD DOMAIN> = {

         kdc = dc1.<AD DOMAIN>

         kdc = dc2.<AD DOMAIN>

         kdc = dc3.<AD DOMAIN>

         kdc = dc4.<AD DOMAIN>

         admin_server = <AD DOMAIN>

         }

         
         [domain_realm]

         .<ad domain> = <AD DOMAIN>

         <ad domain> = <AD DOMAIN>

Configure Samba

1. Create a backup of the /etc/samba/smb.conf file.
   1. # cp -p /etc/samba/smb.conf{,.bak}
2. Modify the /etc/samba/smb.conf file as follows, changes are are in bold italic.

   1. 1. [global]

         workgroup = <AD DOMAIN minus top level domain>

         ; server string = Samba Server Version %v

         .

         .

         .

         ; security = user

         ; passdb backend = tdbsam

         .

         .

         .

         client signing = yes

         client use spnego = yes

         kerberos method = secrets and keytab

         security = ads

         passdb backend = tdbsam

         realm = <AD DOMAIN>

         .

         .

         ; load printers = yes

         ; cups options = raw

         .

         .

         .

         ;[printers]

         ;comment = All Printers

         ;path = /var/spool/samba

         ; browseable = no

         ; guest ok = no

         ; writable = no

         ; printable = yes

3. Verify the Samba configuration. # testparm

4. The output should be similar to [global] workgroup = <AD DOMAIN minus top level domain> realm = <AD DOMAIN> security = ADS kerberos method = secrets and keytab log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 50 client signing = required idmap config * : backend = tdb

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