Active directory user login encounters error "Could not chdir to home directory /home/<user>@<domain>: No such file or directory" on login

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When a new Active Directory user is created and log into RHEL server, it always encounter below error :
Could not chdir to home directory /home/<user>@<domain>: No such file or directory
  • Home Directories are not getting created on RHEL host when the AD user logs on for the first time.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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