[aklug] Re: group environment configuration?

Yes, I find that I'm liking a lot of what Active Directory and GPO does (if not the
mechanisms they use to do things with). So the whining of the admins is justified.
And I'm now adding my voice to the chorus <g>.

/rant on
And despite the parroting of the msce, AD is -not- LDAP. AD -incorporates- LDAP. It
also incorporates Kerberos and a -lot- of other stuff.
/rant off

---------- Original Message -----------
From: Marc Grober <marc@interak.com>
To: Lee <lee@afabco.org>
Cc: "aklug@aklug.org" <aklug@aklug.org>
Sent: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:44:06 -0900
Subject: Re: group environment configuration?

> Most of what I have explored or used is not free.... Tivoli,centrify,
> tarantella, etc. But I think webmin can be put to good use with some
> judicious scripting but is likely bigger project than you want-
> likewise Yast. A web search of open Linux group policy manager results
> in a lot of whining from MS admins about lack of MMC for Linux-lol-but
> to some degree they are right ;)
>
> On Mar 11, 2010, at 9:57 AM, "Lee" <lee@afabco.org> wrote:
>
> > yes, I think that setfacl/getfacl will be a part of the overall
> > approach, but there's
> > still the environment configuration details.
> >
> >>> but there are some sexy policy managers as well.
> >
> > Such as...? (sexy is a good recommendation criteria 8).
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