net ads join and the difference between net rpc join command

• To host joins Active Directory (AD), enter:

#net ads join -U administrator 
for an administrator password: Passw0rd 
using a short domain name - SAMDOM 
join 'M1' to dns domain 'samdom.example.com'

• To join NT4 domain host, enter:

#net rpc join -U administrator 
for an administrator password: Passw0rd 
join the domain SAMDOM. 

RPC model is NT4 domain. 
ADS mode is active directory. 



Original Address: https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_Samba_as_a_Domain_Member#Resolving_SRV_Records

• To join the host to an Active Directory (AD), enter:

# net ads join -U administrator
Enter administrator's password: Passw0rd
Using short domain name -- SAMDOM
Joined 'M1' to dns domain 'samdom.example.com'

• To join the host to an NT4 domain, enter:

# net rpc join -U administrator
Enter administrator's password: Passw0rd
Joined domain SAMDOM.