Organizations with an AD infrastructure in place that wish to provision Linux computers can bind those devices to their existing domain.

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Add to domain<BR><BR>Note: If you are keeping the same IP, you'll have to remove the computer from the domain in order to avoid IP conflicts in you DCs.