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    description: Understanding Active Directory integration with Ubuntu Server including domain joining, authentication methods, and identity mapping.
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# Active Directory integration

If you have a Microsoft Active Directory domain set up, you can join your Ubuntu Server to it.

## Introduction

```{toctree}
:titlesonly:

intro-to/AD-integration
```

## Configuration

This section will talk you through the options available and help you make the appropriate choices for your setup.

```{toctree}
:titlesonly:

Choosing an integration method <active-directory/choosing-an-integration-method>
Security identifiers (SIDs) <active-directory/security-identifiers-sids>
Identity Mapping (idmap) backends <active-directory/identity-mapping-idmap-backends>
The rid idmap backend <active-directory/the-rid-idmap-backend>
The autorid idmap backend <active-directory/the-autorid-idmap-backend>
```

## See also

* How-to: {ref}`how-to-active-directory-integration`