net ads join failing with error "Failed to join domain: Failed to set account flags for machine account (NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED)"
Issue
- net ads join failing with below error
# net ads join -U Administrator -S ad1.example.com
Enter Administrator's password:
Failed to join domain: Failed to set account flags for machine account (NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED)
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Samba
- Winbind
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