From 5482e0e3b4e59de0c30b37e7e3ed8b54eff1c493 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Austin Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:08:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Add documentation for computer-name setting. https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93739 Signed-off-by: Stef Walter * Fixed up indentation --- doc/manual/realmd-guide-active-directory.xml | 5 ++++- doc/manual/realmd.conf.xml | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/manual/realmd-guide-active-directory.xml b/doc/manual/realmd-guide-active-directory.xml index 9b4535d..362cf94 100644 --- a/doc/manual/realmd-guide-active-directory.xml +++ b/doc/manual/realmd-guide-active-directory.xml @@ -166,7 +166,10 @@ $ getent passwd DOMAIN\Administrator The join operation will create or update a computer account in the domain. If you wish to specify a specific organizational unit where this account is created, you can use the - setting. + setting. + Additonally, you can override the default name for the computer account with the + + setting. Specify the to choose a different user name than the default Administrator user. diff --git a/doc/manual/realmd.conf.xml b/doc/manual/realmd.conf.xml index d9703f6..f8c87b9 100644 --- a/doc/manual/realmd.conf.xml +++ b/doc/manual/realmd.conf.xml @@ -321,7 +321,27 @@ computer-ou = OU=Linux Computers,DC=domain,DC=example,DC=com create a computer account at a specific OU. + + + + This option only applied to Active Directory realms. Specify this + option to override the default name used when creating the computer + account. The system's FQDN will still be saved in the dNSHostName attribute. + + +[domain.example.com] +computer-name = SERVER01 + + + + Specify the name as a string of 15 or fewer characters that is + a valid NetBIOS computer name. + It is also possible to use the + argument of the realm command to override the default + computer account name. + + -- 2.7.4