I just installed the Beta version of ClearOS 6.4 on my Virtualbox. So far it works pretty well. This tutorial will show you how to enable the Primary Domain Controller (PDC) using ClearOS 6.4. PDC is one of ClearOS feature that I used for my network. PDC will serve the network with roaming login profiles for each users.
Steps to enable the Primary Domain Controller on ClearOS 6.4
1. On the Server tab, click Windows Networking and Press Edit on the Mode section. You will see the PDC setting page as above. Enter the following details:
- Mode : Primary Domain Controller (PDC)
- Windows Domain : YOURDOMAIN
- Roaming Profiles: Enabled (if you want to enable the roaming profiles for each users)
- Logon Drive: Select one
- Logon script: logon.cmd
2. Change the administrator account password
To change the default password for the administrator, go to Windows Networking and find the Administrator Account section. Click Change Password and enter your new password twice. Please note that this password will be used to connect your client to the PDC. The default username is "winadmin".
At this point, your PDC should be enabled and you can connect your client to the PDC. Next, I will show you how to connect Windows 8 to the Linux PDC.