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The place you work might have a lot of computer systems with different Operating systems. One department might have the linux, the other might be running on Unix or Mac. Its a difficult task to run all these on different servers whereas you can run all of them on a single central server. Introducing, Likewise.

Likewise lets you add all Linux, Unix and Mac based users onto one Active Directory on a Windows Server 2003/2008.

Likewise is an open source software and once you install it on your OS, you can join it to the Windows domain.

While you are in the process of joining your system to the main server, you can either mention the domain name path or the organizational unit path.

Other features of Likewise include:

• It Authenticates users with a single username and password.
• Caches credentials which allow the client computer to remain functional in the wake of network connectivity issues.
• Supports Kerberos.
• No changes required to AD for using this application
• Let you specify a home directory and shell for users.

Likewise is a brilliant application that saves a company a lot of money by joining lot of networks using the Active Directory even if they are on different Operating systems.

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