Joining Kerio Connect running on Linux to Open Directory or Active Directory

Both Active Directory and Open Directory offer directory services which can be configured to work with Kerio Connect running on Linux. This article describes how to perform this configuration.

Assumptions

Before you begin this article, the following must be true:

  1. A properly configured and working Active Directory or Open Directory domain.
  2. Valid DNSDomain Name System - Enables the translation of hostnames to IP addresses and provides other domain related information. records for your AD or OD domain.
  3. A properly configured and working Kerio MailServer installation on a supported version of Linux

Choose the appropriate setup for your network from the options below and follow the steps in the specified order:

Open Directory

  1. Preparing Open Directory for Kerberos
  2. Obtaining the Kerberos Realm and DNS Names in Open Directory
  3. Configure the /etc/krb5.conf file
  4. Calibrate the time
  5. Join Kerio Connect to the Open Directory Service
  6. Troubleshooting
  7. Linux Packages

Active Directory

  1. Obtaining the Kerberos Realm and DNS Names in Active Directory
  2. Configure the /etc/krb5.conf file
  3. Calibrate the time
  4. Join Kerio Connect to the Active Directory Service
  5. Troubleshooting
  6. Linux Packages