Plugging in Your FOSS Linux Client into Active Directory
Category Linux
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With the announcement of Ubuntu Notes, sys-admins will need to be considering their options for client Linux deployments in a heterogeneous corporate environment. There are some significant issues, but account management is going to be the most important. The current leader for authentication and policy management is Microsoft's Active Directory, so what's the best solution?-
- So far, the highest marks are going to Likewise, with its open-source support as well as its commercial directory product. Eweek has coverage of Likewise, which is very favorable. LikewiseOpen has packages for the most significant Linux distros (Redhat, SuSE, Ubuntu, Centos, et al.) as well as support for AIX and Macintosh systems. And, there are Likewise listserv archives for general support (commercial support is also available).
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