Connect FreeNAS to Nethserver Active Directory

Please try this:

Part 1

My Domain: privat.lan
My Nethserver Hostname: neth2
My FreeNAS Hostname: freenas
My LDAP server name: nsdc-neth2.privat.lan

On CLI

  1. Install FreeNAS

On Browser

  1. Go to http://FreeNAS-IP and logon
  2. Configure Language, Keyboard and Timezone…
  3. Setup static IP and WebGUI IPv4 Address
  4. Setup Network - Global Configuration - Domain - IPv4 Gateway - Nameserver
  5. Setup Directory Service - Activ Directory (in Advanced Mode)
  • Domain Name (DNS/Realm-Name): privat.lan
  • Domain Account Name: admin
  • Domain Account Password: myNethServerAdminPassword
  • AD check connectivity frequency (seconds): 60
  • How many recovery attempts: 10
  • Encryption Mode: off
  • Allow Trusted Domains: true
  • Use Default Domain: true
  • Allow DNS updates: true
  • Domain Controller: nsdc-neth2.privat.lan
  • Global Catalog Server: nsdc-neth2.privat.lan
  • Enable: true
  • NetBIOS name: freenas

ON CLI

  • Join Domain with (LDAP server name):

net ads join -S nsdc-neth2.privat.lan -U admin

Enter admin’s password:
Using short domain name – PRIVAT
Joined ‘FREENAS’ to dns domain ‘privat.lan’