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Re: [PLUG] Microsoft/Active Directory
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On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 10:40, Ron Mansolino wrote:
> ok, can someone explain what Active Directory is, in plain english?
> (It sounds like their version of Groupwise).
Groupwise is a groupware server/client, from Novell. Exchange/Outlook
would be a close analogy, with MS products.
>
> but is it basically a passwd store/.login/.cshrc parameters stuffed
> into the registry? and why do you need "experience" with it to get
> a job? C'mon, it's passwords and key/value stuff for goodness sake.
It's a whole lot more than that, for goodness sake.
> or am I missing something?
Yep.
> and how long until someone comes up with
> an open source analogue?
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