On 08.05.2013 21:18, Chris Lumens wrote:
Because for 'realm join' we need to do part of the work before actually doing the join post-install. In particular, before the install starts we need discover what kind of domain we're dealing with so that realmd can tell us which packages need to be added to the install set.
This is important because we cannot rely on PackageKit or even the package install sources during post-install.
Are there so many realmd-related packages that this is a real concern?
Yes ... if you mean "Why can't all related packages be installed by default?"
To join a FreeIPA domain between 15-20 dependencies including (freeipa-client, sssd, and all dependencies) are pulled in. To join active directory, around 10-12 or so (samba-common, adcli, sssd and all dependencies).
Cheers,
Stef