Microsoft's Most Valuable Asset

Re:Microsoft's Most Valuable Asset by joss82 on Thursday November 22, 2012 @03:49AM (#4818039)

Please someone create a cool, cheaper alternative to AD that runs on Linux and does not suck!

Insert below mandatory answer about how great existing open-source solutions are.

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Re:Microsoft's Most Valuable Asset by Toshio on Thursday November 22, 2012 @03:59AM (#4818058)

I happen to know of two CIOs of very large enterprises who went with LDAP instead of AD with a very clearly stated goal of not being locked into a single vendor.

So it's happening, even if it's just a trickle at the moment.

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Re:Microsoft's Most Valuable Asset by joss82 on Thursday November 22, 2012 @04:06AM (#4818067)

But to me, comparing LDAP to AD is like comparing an engine to a car, isn't it?

LDAP is a protocol, it is not a standalone service. Don't you also need a client-side authentication mechanism and server-side sharing system that is seemlessly compatible with LDAP?

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