[CentOS] NIS or not?
John R Pierce
pierce at hogranch.com
Wed Jan 29 23:00:02 UTC 2014
On 1/29/2014 2:24 PM, Joseph L. Casale wrote:
> No, the other way around. Microsoft Active Directory implements an
> LDAP like directory accessible interface for its own directory.
>
> Calling Active Directory "LDAP" is like calling vim `echo "xx" > yy`. If you
> are unaware of all the moving parts under Active Directory, it might prove
> very informative to explore it.
>
> Credit where credit is due ...
AD *is* a modified/extended LDAP+Kerberos based system, it just adds a
ton more proprietary stuff around it to manage Windows workstations, the
whole Group Policy Object stuff etc etc. Thats all implemented via
LDAP extensions.
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john r pierce 37N 122W
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