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IT infrastructure
Samba
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Domain Controller

free Active Directory server

A Samba4-based Active Directory-compatible domain controller that supports printing services and centralized Netlogon authentication for Windows systems, without requiring Windows Server. Since 1992, Samba has provided a secure and stable free software re-implementation of standard Windows services and protocols (SMB/CIFS).

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Deploy Domain controller on Amazon EC2

V 18.1

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V 17.1

Manifest & Sigs

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Stable version: 18.1 (changelog)

This appliance includes all the standard features in TurnKey Core, and on top of that:

  • SSL support out of the box.
  • Webmin modules for configuring Samba.
  • Domain controller (Samba) configurations:
    • Preconfigured NetBIOS name: DC1
    • Sets domain/realm names on first boot
    • Create new AD domain, or join existing AD domain
    • Created administrator account is pre-set as Domain User/Admin
    • Domain Admins have full permissions on the domain.
      • Default permissions: owner full permissions.
    • Configured plug-and-play printing support (disabled by default):
      • Installed PDF printer (drops printed docs to $HOME/PDF).
      • Configured cups web interface to bind to all interfaces and support SSL.
      • Disabled by default; enable|disable via: 
        systemctl enable --now cups.service
systemctl disable --now cups.service
  • Includes flip to convert text file endings between UNIX and DOS formats.
  • Includes TurnKey web control panel (convenience).

Important

  • Click the "Getting started" tab on the landing page for some basic docs. See the Domain Controller documentation for more details including limitations and requirements.

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Usage details & Logging in for Administration

No default passwords: For security reasons there are no default passwords. All passwords are set at system initialization time.

Ignore SSL browser warning: browsers don't like self-signed SSL certificates, but this is the only kind that can be generated automatically. If you have a domain configured, then via Confconsole Advanced menu, you can generate free Let's Encypt SSL/TLS certificates.

Username for samba:

Login as username administrator

Username for OS system administration:

Login as root except on AWS marketplace which uses username admin.

  1. Point your browser to:
  2. Login with SSH client: 
    ssh root@12.34.56.789

    Special case for AWS marketplace:

    ssh admin@12.34.56.789

* Replace 12.34.56.789 with a valid IP or hostname.