Configuring time and DNS

Although if we are using the RHEL host for a simple file and print sharing purpose, then obtaining an accurate time and DNS are not too much of an issue; however, we are most likely going to need to bring the RHEL server to an Active Directory domain so that we can make use of single sign-on. Users will be able to access their shares using the same credentials as they use in the Active Directory, rather than having a user account and password on the RHEL server.

In this chapter, we will just look at file sharing, and in Chapter 8, Integrating RHEL 7 into Microsoft Active Directory Domains, we bring the server to the AD domain.

In Chapter 3, Configuring Key Network Services, we configured time services. Now, let's look at how to set our chronyd time source to the Active Directory time server. If we are using NTP, then set the NTP time source to the Active Directory server. Alternatively, ensure that the Active Directory time source is set to the same time source that...