Linux Active Directory Authentication

Linux Active Directory Authentication comes with three rules.These rules are based on many features which are required for authentication.These three strategies can be used to enable Linux Active Directory Authentication.
The usage of Linux LDAP Authentication Active Directory is considered to be the easiest way to enable Linux Active Directory Authentication.But it comes with a drawback as it circulates the user name and password of the user clearly in the network which is not considered as secured.

The recommended way of enabling Linux Active Directory Authentication is by using kerbros which can be used once the PAM has been identified. It is considered more secured and preferred by many users.

The best recommended way to activate Linux Active Directory Authentication is by configuring the PAM and NSS which connects the user to Winbind Daemon.This source helps in translating PAM and NSS to Active Directory Calls giving the most accurate results.

For ubuntu 8.10 Active Directory Authentication easy scripting can be performed.
1.sudo apt-get update
2.sudo apt-get install likewise-open
3.sudo domainjoin-cli join fqdn.of.your.domain Administrator
4.sudo update-rc.d likewise-open defaults
5.sudo/etc/init.d/likewise-open start

Whereas Linux ldap Authentication Active Directory requires certain objects for Active Directory Authentication.OpenLDAP is considered the mostly preferred and special guidance helps in implementing it.iPlanet Dictionary Service is also widely used object and can run easily on servers like Solaris, Linux, Windows, and NetWare.Novell's directory Service also acts like iPlanet Dictionary Service and is widely used.