In the previous chapter, we looked at how to share resources to Microsoft's clients. Now, in the spirit of true symbiosis, we will see how RHEL can make use of Active Directory users and groups, implementing domains as identity stores. If users have access to the console of the RHEL server, then simply by their Active Directory credentials, they will have access to RHEL. Not only does this streamline access to a console, but it also simplifies access to any shared folder on the RHEL 7 Samba server.

We will structure this chapter so that you are able to see the bells and whistles (the good stuff) that Active Directory integration can provide before we delve under the hood at what goes on to make these simple tools work.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics: