Before you proceed with the main configuration, ensure that you make the following updates to your Solaris system:

Configuring NTP

Ensure that NTP is correctly configured and enabled, and that time is synchronized between the client and the Red Hat Enterprise IPA server.

Configuring DNS

Configure the /etc/resolv.conf file to include the correct DNS server. This server must be able to resolve the IPA Solaris client and IPA server names.

The following is an example of a valid /etc/resolv.conf file:

search example.com
nameserver bindserver.example.com

Configuring Name Service Switch (NSS)

Configure the /etc/nsswitch.conf file to perform password and group lookup using LDAP.

The /etc/nsswitch.conf file should include the following lines:

passwd: files ldap[NOTFOUND=return]
group: files ldap[NOTFOUND=return]