__/ [ Handover Phist ] on Tuesday 26 September 2006 07:49 \__
> Roy Schestowitz :
>> From Windows to Linux: Finding comparable apps and services
>>
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>>| The key thing to remember is that the vast majority of things you see
>>| in Windows have existed in the Unix world for a long time and,
>>| consequently, in the Linux world, too. The Windows versions are
>>| typically derived directly from them. Kerberos, for instance, had been
>>| in use in the Unix world in various ways before it was adopted as the
>>| default authentication protocol in Windows 2000 and higher. As long asy
>>| ou remember to look for substitutes by function and need -- rather
>>| than by appearance or implementation --you'll be able to cover all
>>| the same territory you did in Windows, and probably more.
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http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid39_gci1218024,00.html
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> The one thing I'm just starting to look into that may not exist in the
> Linux word is (shudder) Active Directory. I'm told it's something like a
> Registry (Windows style) for a network. Each user on a network has a
> directory entry and access to network resources as dictated by the
> directory.
>
> Finally. A single file that can completely destroy hundreds of machines
> over a wide area instead of just one. I find the idea a bit scary as a
> sysadmin.
How about this latest abstraction from Novell (SLED/SLES 10)?
Can Linux Desktops Live in an Active Directory World?
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| Here's the short list of what they made accomplished, all with no
| configuration changes required to the Active Directory system:
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| * Linux desktops can join Active Directory, becoming actual
| objects within an Active Directory domain (as workstation objects)
|
| * Users can authenticate using their Active Directory credentials
|
| * Proper interfaces present to the user according to Active Directory
| password policy (such as password has expired, do you want to change, and
| failed attempt due to login time restrictions)
|
| * Account credentials are securely cached for offline use (ar
| equirement for mobile users)
|
| * Active Directory-based single sign-on works (Kerberos tickets
| are requested, renewed and refreshed automatically)
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http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/linux-goes-mad/
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