anything like domain login for Ubuntu?

[Liam Proven]

On 14 February 2014 05:03, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:
> 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.


I'm not aware of anything directly like it, no, and it's a major
weakness in the FOSS and Linux business offering. However, TBH, Linux
never was a desktop OS for business for the most part and never will
be. It might have a role as an OS for thin clients & graphical
terminals in VDI deployments but that's about it.

The closest thing that used to be an alternative -- and in fact is
more of a forerunner to LanMan domains - was YellowPages, AKA YP and
later -- after the phonebook people complained -- NIS, or Network
Information Services.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Information_Service

However it's a /lot/ more basic.


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