Experience seamless integration of Linux and UNIX with Microsoft Active Directory

Centralize Authentication of your Mixed Network with Likewise Enterprise

Likewise Enterprise is an enterprise software solution that allows seamless integration of Linux®, UNIX® and Mac systems with Microsoft® Active Directory™. Organizations of all sizes running mixed networks and mixed identity management systems (such as non-networked authentication and Network Information System (NIS)) can use Likewise Enterprise to allow UNIX, Linux and other systems/applications to use Microsoft Active Directory for their authentication needs.

You can quickly realize the value of Likewise Enterprise because it is the only solution that allows you to download and deploy to Active Directory with or without schema extensions in less than 5 minutes. Likewise Enterprise will improve the efficiency of your IT staff, strengthen network security and help you comply with regulatory requirements and Sarbanes Oxley.

Easily Manage Active Directory from a Linux or Mac Machine:

Likewise Software has made it possible for Mac, UNIX, and Linux system administrators to manage Active Directory from a Mac or Linux machine. The Likewise Administrative Console is a pluggable framework that provides MMC-like functionality and runs on Mac OS X and any Linux platform.

Learn more about Likewise Enterprise features and benefits. View the flash demo or try it out by downloading our free trial software.

Features

Active Directory- based Authentication and Authorization for Linux, UNIX and Mac OS X

  • Join non-Windows servers to Microsoft Active Directory in less than 5 minutes
  • Centralized administration including user provisioning and deprovisioning for Linux, UNIX and Mac OS X.
  • Provides a single user name and password for Windows and non-Windows systems.
  • Only solution with a flexible deployment model that allows you to extend the AD schema or not – but maintain full product functionality either way
  • Support for multiple forests with one-way and two-way cross forest trusts.
  • Credential caching in the event of temporary loss of connectivity with the Active Directory Domain Controller.
  • Likewise Cell Technology allows custom mapping of an AD-user to a set of UNIX attributes and can provide users with different primary and second group memberships on different machines.

Group Policy-Based Management

  • Leader in Group Policy support with 50+ policies – including policies for Security, Authentication and Identification, Logon, Display, Message, Logging and Audit, File System, and Tasks.
  • Full Integration with the Group Policy Management Console and Group Policy Object Editor.
  • Enables one to many management of UNIX, Linux and Mac configuration settings.
  • Consistently implement security settings across the enterprise.
  • The only solution that allows you to filter group policies to apply only to specific platforms.

Directory Migration

  • Import Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X passwd and group files -- typically /etc/passwd and /etc/group -- and automatically map UIDs and GIDs to users and groups defined in Active Directory.
  • Scripting layer and migration tools allow access to data in transparent fashion regardless of how you deploy.
  • Resolve conflicts and ambiguous user names before you commit the changes.
  • Generate a Windows automation script to associate the Unix and Linux UIDs and GIDs with Active Directory users and groups.

Reporting and Audit

  • Pre-defined reports make it easy to view access privilege for all users, groups, containers, and systems managed with Likewise Enterprise.
  • Permits customization of output, including scoping, filtration, column selection, and data limits.
  • Directly output data to screen, print, or save to HTML, XML, or CSV formats for use in third party reporting tools such as Excel or Crystal Reports.
  • Easily generate a report that displays what settings within group policies are enabled for Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X systems through the Group Policy Management Console.

Single Sign On for Enterprise Applications

  • Enables single sign-on for any enterprise application that supports Kerberos and LDAP including Samba, Apache, SSH, NFS, WebSphere, JBoss, Tomcat, SAP, Oracle, MySQL.
  • Built-In support for Apache, SSH, and Samba.