# Joining rocky to an rhel 8.10 IdM based domain

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**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Created:** [February 7, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/joining-rocky-to-an-rhel-8-10-idm-based-domain/17468 "2025-02-07T15:00:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![robert.wolfe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/robert.wolfe/32/3267_2.png) [@robert.wolfe](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/robert.wolfe)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/joining-rocky-to-an-rhel-8-10-idm-based-domain/17468/1 "2025-02-07T15:00:54Z")

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I have an RHEL 8.10 based IdM server I would like to connect my rocky linus vms to for authentication purposes. Is there any documentation out there showing how to do this?

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**Author:** ![label](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@label](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/label)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/joining-rocky-to-an-rhel-8-10-idm-based-domain/17468/2 "2025-02-07T15:02:58Z")

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```auto
dnf install ipa-client
ipa-client-install

```

> **[Installing Identity Management | Red Hat Product Documentation](https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html-single/installing_identity_management/index#supported-versions-of-rhel-for-installing-idm-clients_preparing-the-system-for-ipa-client-installation)**
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> Installing Identity Management | Red Hat Documentation

The red hat documentation will work just fine for Rocky Linux and other RHEL derivatives.

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**Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/joining-rocky-to-an-rhel-8-10-idm-based-domain/17468/3 "2025-04-08T15:03:21Z")

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