How Do I Join Ubuntu to a Windows Domain?

How do I join Ubuntu 18.04 to a Windows domain?

In this article

1. Prerequisites.
2. Create and connect to an Ubuntu Linux VM.
3. Configure the hosts file.
4. Install required packages.
5. Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP)
6. Join VM to the managed domain.
7. Update the SSSD configuration.
8. Configure user account and group settings.

Can you join a Linux machine to a Windows domain?

With recent updates to many of the systems and sub-systems in Linux comes the ability to now join a Windows domain. It’s not terribly challenging, but you will need to edit some configuration files.