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

[akutz]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

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

• Join an Ubuntu Machine to Active Directory
• Connecting RHEL systems directly to AD using SSSD

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/.

Thank you!

Describe alternatives you've considered

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[YustasSwamp]

@akutz ph4/ph5 introduced SSSD package for AD joining as a replacement to likewise-open. SSSD was verified by internal SSO team.
Realm as a discovery high level package is not required.

[akutz]

@akutz ph4/ph5 introduced SSSD package for AD joining as a replacement to likewise-open. SSSD was verified by internal SSO team. Realm as a discovery high level package is not required.

Thanks! Do you have a pointer to a link on how to do this? I guess it would be the same link I already shared. Unfortunately this means the steps for automating this are quite different than on other distributions. I believe there is still value in adding realmd support to standardize joining AD across Photon/Debian/RHEL.

cc @fstrudel