Re: Unix/Linux accounts integrated within AD?

["Serguei A. Mokhov" <mokhov () cs concordia ca>]

On Wed, 29 Aug 2007, Dummy cerberus wrote:

> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:44:03 +0200
> Resent-From: security-basics-return-45528 () securityfocus com
>
> Now I have the following question: I have found that my organization has
> several kind of OS installed on computers... most of them are W2K/W2K3
> integrated within a W2K domain...
>
> Since admins have to remember lots of accounts/passwords for the W2K*
> servers, and the others with Linux, HP-UX, Solaris, etc... I have found
> that most of the passwords are too simple, and repeated all over the
> non-W2K* systems...
>
> I have tried with a password manager, but some times we lost a valuable
> time searching for the strong password for one system at the password
> manager software...
>
> Is there anyway to integrate the OS accounts of UNIX-like sysetms with
> an AD?

Did you have a look at PADL? They may have what you are looking for:

http://www.padl.com/

> Best regards

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