What Is Unix Active Directory?
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Consolidate user accounts and groups into Active Directory and enforce separation of administrative duties. Eliminate multiple identities and ensure a “one user, one identity” framework that strengthens security, lowers IT costs and streamlines your organization.

What is an Active Directory in Linux?

Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) is the go-to directory service for many organizations. If you and your team are responsible for a mixed Windows and Linux environment, then you probably would like to centralize authentication for both platforms.

What is Active Directory used for?

Why is Active Directory so important? Active Directory helps you organize your company’s users, computer and more. Your IT admin uses AD to organize your company’s complete hierarchy from which computers belong on which network, to what your profile picture looks like or which users have access to the storage room.

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