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what is the equivalent of Windows Active Directory in Linux? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hey all, sorry for the low level question, but basically I'm looking for the easiest way to set up something like a Windows AD. This would be for something like 10 computers at a local church where I do a lot of their infrastructure work. Is also be interested in sound something similar on my home network, but a while directory is probably overkill. And any suggestions on learnings or other suggestions appreciated!

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

AD is basically LDAP+Kerberos, plus some tools to manage system and user configuration using LDAP.

So for Linux it would be those two tools, and roll your own tools for config.

Or just use Samba which handles a lot of this in the same way as AD.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks for the response! Can Samba handle things like group policy as well?