anything like domain login for Ubuntu?

[Karl Auer]

Is there anything like Microsoft's domain login system available for
Ubuntu?

That is,  system whereby a person can log in from any PC in the
enterprise, authenticate against a central database of users, and then
see and work with his/her own desktop, with all user data being stored
on a central server?

I can see the first part - LDAP.

I can see the last part - just have remotely mounted home directories.

I guess the middle bit sort of follows automatically :-)

Has anyone actually used such a system?

The fourth part would be something to replace group policies.

The aim is to have a system whereby a simple, standard install can be
done on a new PC, and old PCs can be replaced with that simple install,
without having to re-create any particular user's environment.

Regards, K.


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