REALMD.CONF(5)							   File Formats 						    REALMD.CONF(5)

NAME

       realmd.conf - Tweak behavior of realmd

CONFIGURATION FILE

       realmd can be tweaked by network administrators to act in specific ways. This is done by placing settings in a /etc/realmd.conf. This file
       does not exist by default. The syntax of this file is the same as an INI file or Desktop Entry file.

       In general, settings in this file only apply at the point of joining a domain or realm. Once the realm has been setup the settings have no
       effect. You may choose to configure SSSD[1] or Winbind[2] directly.

       Only specify the settings you wish to override in the /etc/realmd.conf file. Settings not specified will be loaded from their packaged
       defaults. Only override the settings below. You may find other settings if you look through the realmd source code. However these are not
       guaranteed to remain stable.

       There are various sections in the config file. Some sections are global topic sections, and are listed below. Other sections are specific
       to a given realm. These realm specific sections should always contain the domain name in lower case as their section header.

       Examples of each setting is found below, including the header of the section it should be placed in. However in the resulting file only
       include each section once, and combine the various section setting together as lines underneath the section. For example

	   [users]
	   default-home = /home/%U
	   default-shell = /bin/bash

ACTIVE-DIRECTORY
       These options should go in an [active-directory] section of the /etc/realmd.conf file. Only specify the settings you wish to override.

       default-client
	   Specify the default-client setting in order to control which client software is the preferred default for use with Active Directory.

	       [active-directory]
	       default-client = sssd
	       # default-client = winbind

	   The default setting for this is sssd which uses SSSD[1] as the Active Directory client. You can also specify winbind to use Samba
	   Winbind[2].

	   Some callers of realmd such as the realm command line tool allow specifying which client software should be used. Others, such as GNOME
	   Control Center, simplify choose the default.

	   You can verify the preferred default client softawre by running the following command. The realm with the preferred client software
	   will be listed first.

	       $ realm discover domain.example.com
	       domain.example.com
		 configured: no
		 server-software: active-directory
		 client-software: sssd
		 type: kerberos
		 realm-name: AD.THEWALTER.LAN
		 domain-name: ad.thewalter.lan
	       domain.example.com
		 configured: no
		 server-software: active-directory
		 client-software: winbind
		 type: kerberos
		 realm-name: AD.THEWALTER.LAN
		 domain-name: ad.thewalter.lan

       os-name
	   (see below)

       os-version
	   Specify the os-name and/or os-version settings to control the values that are placed in the computer account operatingSystem and
	   operatingSystemVersion attributes.

	   This is an Active Directory specific option.

	       [active-directory]
	       os-name = Gentoo Linux
	       os-version = 9.9.9.9.9

SERVICE

       These options should go in an [service] section of the /etc/realmd.conf file. Only specify the settings you wish to override.

       automatic-install
	   Set this to no to disable automatic installation of packages via package-kit.

	       [service]
	       automatic-install = no
	       # automatic-install = yes

USERS

       These options should go in an [users] section of the /etc/realmd.conf file. Only specify the settings you wish to override.

       default-home
	   Specify the default-home setting in order to control how to set the home directory for accounts that have no home directory explicitly
	   set.

	       [users]
	       default-home = /home/%D/%U
	       # default-home = /nfs/home/%D-%U

	   The default setting for this is /home/%D/%U. The %D format is replaced by the domain name. The %U format is replaced by the user name.

	   You can verify the home directory for a user by running the following command.

	       $ getent passwd 'DOMAIN/User'
	       DOMAINuser:*:13445:13446:Name:/home/DOMAIN/user:/bin/bash
	   Note that in the case of IPA domains, most users already have a home directory configured in the domain. Therefore this configuration
	   setting may rarely show through.

       default-shell
	   Specify the default-shell setting in order to control how to set the Unix shell for accounts that have no shell explicitly set.

	       [users]
	       default-shell = /bin/bash
	       # default-shell = /bin/sh

	   The default setting for this is /bin/bash shell. The shell should be a valid shell if you expect the domain users be able to log in.
	   For example it should exist in the /etc/shells file.

	   You can verify the shell for a user by running the following command.

	       $ getent passwd 'DOMAIN/User'
	       DOMAINuser:*:13445:13446:Name:/home/DOMAIN/user:/bin/bash
	   Note that in the case of IPA domains, most users already have a shell configured in the domain. Therefore this configuration setting
	   may rarely show through.

REALM SPECIFIC SETTINGS

       These options should go in an section with the same name as the realm in the /etc/realmd.conf file. For example for the domain.example.com
       domain the section would be called [domain.example.com]. To figure out the canonical name for a realm use the realm command:

	   $ realm discover --name DOMAIN.example.com
	   domain.example.com
	   ...

       Only specify the settings you wish to override.

       computer-ou
	   Specify this option to create directory computer accounts in a location other than the default. This currently only works with Active
	   Directory domains.

	       [domain.example.com]
	       computer-ou = OU=Linux Computers,DC=domain,DC=example,DC=com
	       # computer-ou = OU=Linux Computers,

	   Specify the OU as an LDAP DN. It can be relative to the Root DSE, or a complete LDAP DN. Obviously the OU must exist in the directory.

	   It is also possible to use the --computer-ou argument of the realm command to create a computer account at a specific OU.

       user-prinicpal
	   Set the user-prinicpal to yes to create userPrincipalName attributes for the computer account in the realm, in the form
	   host/computer@REALM

	       [domain.example.com]
	       user-principal = yes

       automatic-id-mapping
	   This option is on by default for Active Directory realms. Turn it off to use UID and GID information stored in the directory (as-per
	   RFC2307) rather than automatically generating UID and GID numbers.

	   This option only makes sense for Active Directory realms.

	       [domain.example.com]
	       automatic-id-mapping = no
	       # automatic-id-mapping = yes

       manage-system
	   This option is on by default. Normally joining a realm affects many aspects of the configuration and management of the system. Turning
	   this off limits the interaction with the realm or domain to authentication and identity.

	       [domain.example.com]
	       manage-system = no
	       # manage-system = yes

	   When this option is turned on realmd defaults to using domain policy to control who can log into this machine. Further adjustments to
	   login policy can be made with the realm permit command.

       fully-qualified-names
	   This option is on by default. If turned off then realm user and group names are not qualified their name. This may cause them to
	   conflict with local user and group names.

	       [domain.example.com]
	       fully-qualified-names = no
	       # fully-qualified-names = yes

AUTHOR

       Stef Walter <stef@thewalter.net>
	   Maintainer

NOTES

	1. SSSD
	   https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/

	2. Winbind
	   http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/winbind.html

realmd								    06/10/2014							    REALMD.CONF(5)