Problem
Provisioning and de-provisioning users on your Linux and UNIX servers takes 60% of your time.
User provisioning and password management in a mixed network requires a significant amount of time and administration resources. It often means updating local password files on each of your UNIX, Linux and Mac systems individually. Not only is this method inefficient but it is also insecure. It’s been said that when a user joins a company he/she is added to approximately 16 different directories and when the user leaves he/she is only deleted from 10 of those directories. This oversight creates gaping security holes for enterprise organizations.
Solution
Integrate Linux and UNIX systems into Active Directory with Likewise Enterprise and ease the burden of administration.
Likewise Enterprise seamlessly integrates Linux, UNIX and Mac systems into Microsoft Active Directory. It greatly simplifies user account management by allowing administrators to manage users and computers for all systems in their mixed network through a single identity management system. Provisioning, password maintenance, and de-provisioning can all be done through Active Directory once the Linux, UNIX or Mac systems are joined. The user information previously stored in /etcpsswd files and NIS can also be migrated to Active Directory eliminating the need for multiple identity stores. Enterprise organizations will benefit from increased operational efficiency, improved security and lower IT costs.
Related Resources
Boardcast: Complex AD Integration
Learn how Likewise Enterprise is the best solution for large complex Active Directory deployments and how organizations are using it in one-way and two-way cross forest trust scenarios.
