Switch Over Instructions

DISABLE WAYLAND FOR SUPPORT MESH COMPATIBILITY

1	From the initial boot after installation on the login screen
2	Select your account and go to the bottom right to click the gear icon
3	Select Gnome on Xorg
4	Input password to proceed with login

Open Terminal

sudo -i
nano /etc/gdm/custom.conf

1	Go to the line #WaylandEnable=false  and Delete the hashtag '#'
2	To exit:     CTRL      +      'X'
3	Select     'Y'    for    yes
4	To save:    'enter'   key

sudo dnf update -y
sudo reboot

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CHANGE COMPUTER NAME

1	GoOpen to SETTINGS   ->   ABOUT   ->   DEVICE NAME   Terminal PC Name example:   MYDNS-IT-C12-L.M21.GOV.LOCAL
2	Restartsudo devicehostnamectl forset-hostname name change to take effectmydns-it-c12-l.m21.gov.tt

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TO JOIN THE DOMAIN

Open Terminal

Requires unrestricted internet access e.g MYDNS G

Once the required files are installed be sure you are connected to iGov

sudo dnf -y install realmd sssd oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir adcli samba-common-tools -y
sudo unlink /etc/resolv.conf
sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

Input the IP Address and the Domain Name into file

search	m21.gov.tt
nameserver	172.16.21.161
M21.GOV.LOCAL

1	To exit:     CTRL      +      'X'
2	Select     'Y'    for    yes
3	To save:    'enter'   key

sudo nano /etc/hosts

Input the following lines into file

172.16.21.161	m21.gov.local M21.GOV.LOCAL
172.16.21.16	mydns-0ic16.m21.gov.local mydns-0ic16

1	To exit:     CTRL      +      'X'
2	Select     'Y'    for    yes
3	To save:    'enter'   key

sudo realm discover M21.GOV.LOCAL
ping M21.GOV.LOCAL

To stop ping:       CTRL     +      'C'

sudo realm join -v M21.GOV.LOCAL –U ent_username@M21.GOV.LOCAL

Input Ent Account Password

To ensure that it was successful run the realm join code again and you should see "Already joined to this domain"

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GROUP POLICY CONFLICT RESOLVE (to login without wifi)

Open Terminal

sudo nano /etc/sssd/sssd.conf

Input at the end of the file 

ad_gpo_access_control = permissive

Your "/etc/sssd/sssd.confconf" should look like this. Make all necessary changes or copy and paste this into the file replacing everything. Can use CTRL + K to cut entire lines until the file is empty.

[sssd]
domains = m21.gov.local
config_file_version = 2
services = nss, pam

[nss]
homedir_substring = /home

[domain/m21.gov.local]
default_shell = /bin/bash
krb5_store_password_if_offline = True
cache_credentials = True
krb5_realm = M21.GOV.LOCAL
realmd_tags = manages-system joined-with-adcli 
id_provider = ad
fallback_homedir = /home/%u
ad_domain = m21.gov.local
use_fully_qualified_names = False
ldap_id_mapping = True
access_provider = ad
ad_gpo_access_control = permissive

1	To exit:     CTRL      +      'X'
2	Select     'Y'    for    yes
3	To save:    'enter'   key

sudo authselect select sssd with-mkhomedir
sudo systemctl restart sssd

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TO MAKE AD ACCOUNT A SUDOER

Open Terminal

sudo nano /etc/sudoers.d/domain_admins

1	Input line : firstname.lastname ALL=(ALL) ALL
2	To exit:     CTRL      +      'X'
3	Select     'Y'    for    yes
4	To save:    'enter'   key

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TO MOUNT SHARE DRIVE

1	Launch the Files app  ->  OTHER LOCATIONS   ->   Bottom of window to enter address
2	Input: smb://172.16.21.16/
3	Toggle on REGISTERED USER
4	Input: YOUR DOMAIN ACCOUNT USERNAME and PASSWORD
5	Domain: M21.GOV.LOCAL  or 172.16.21.161

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TO ADD PRINTER

Open Terminal

dnf search hplip
sudo dnf install hplip hplip-gui -y
hp-setup
hp-setup ‘printer IP Address’

1	Select detected printer
2	Follow next prompt until the end

NOTE:   DO NOT PRINT A TEST PAGE!!  Print a regular text document to test

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TO REPLACE FEDORA LOGO

Download Image and rename as: MYDNS-Logo

1	Go to EXTENSION MANAGER   ->  SYSTEM EXTENSIONS   ->   BACKGROUND LOGO
2	Click on the gear icon to get the background settings
3	Go to LOGO   ->   Filename to attach the MYDNS-Logo.png file                            ->   Filename (dark) to attach the MYDNS-Logo.png file
4	Scroll down to OPTIONS   ->  Toggle on Show for all backgrounds

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HELPFUL  APPS

1	Extension Manager
2	GNOME Tweaks
3	OnlyOffice
4	Element
5	Google Chome

HELPFUL EXTENSIONS

1	Dash to Dock - Displays a dynamic centered Taskbar
2	Dash to Panel - Displays screen width static Taskbar
3	Vitals - displays the PC health at the top right
4	Desktop icons NG (Ding) - display anything saved to desktop

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