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Linux+Windows Single Sign-on

Posted by timothy on from the what-a-concept dept.

musichead writes "Bill Boswell (writing for redmondmag.com) has posted an interesting article on configuring Linux clients to utilize a single sign-on and play nicely in a Microsoft Active Directory network. The article focuses on Fedora Core 2 (and the Core 3 beta), but he has examples and instructions for SuSE Linux 9.1 Professional, Mandrake 10.1 and Xandros Desktop 2.5 on his website."

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  1. Odd seeing this come from Redmond... by Stop+Error · · Score: 2, Insightful

    However this will be useful information to have on had the next time I propose a Linux server to my M$ Centric managment.

    I wonder why the various Linux Vendors have not had some kind of setting during install to allow authentication to an Active Directory. It would make the "Linux infiltration" simpler!

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  2. Re:Won't work with XP Home by Squatchman · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That's what I love about /.

    That hip "underground" (read: mom's basement) crowd that doesn't see the benefit in something like this. The minute people like the parent see the word microsoft they go into a self-induced froth and start posting flames annonymously. Does your face get red too?

    A lot of existing businesses already have the Microsoft infrastructure in place(AD included). Something like this would open the door for Linux clients/servers as a gradual upgrade option for those businesses that can't just switch over to a new platform all at once.