Installing and configuring IPA

The IPA (Identity Policy Audit) server allows you to manage your kerberos, DNS, hosts, users, sudo rules, password policies, and automounts in a central location. IPA is a combination of packages, including—but not limited to—bind, ldap, pam, and so on. It combines all of these to provide identity management for your environment.

Getting ready

In this recipe, I will opt for an integrated DNS setup, although it is possible to use your existing DNS infrastructure.

How to do it…

First, we'll install the server component, followed by what needs to be done on an IPA client.

Installing the IPA server

Follow these instructions to install an IPA server:

1. Install the necessary packages via the following command:

   ~]# yum install -y ipa-server bind bind-dyndb-ldap
   

2. When the packages are installed, invoke the ipa installer, as follows:

   ~]# ipa-server-install
   

At this stage, you will be asked a couple of questions on how to set up your IPA server.

1. Configure integrated DNS as follows...