FreeIPA is commonly installed on Red Hat-based distributions like RHEL, CentOS, and Fedora. Here’s a simplified process for installation on a RHEL-based system:
Install FreeIPA Packages:
sudo yum install ipa-server ipa-server-dns
Run FreeIPA Setup:
sudo ipa-server-install
You’ll be prompted to configure various aspects like the domain, Kerberos realm, DNS, and other services.
Configure Client Machines:
After the server is set up, client machines can be configured to authenticate against the FreeIPA server by installing the FreeIPA client:
sudo yum install ipa-client
sudo ipa-client-install