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Migrating UNIX Identities to Active Directory

Discusses the advantages of centralized account management, compares the various migration strategies (including UID rationalization), and explains the tools Centrify provides in each case.

 

Running Time: 26 min

Topics Covered

  • Why Migrate UNIX Accounts to Active Directory?
  • Migration Overview
  • Overview of DirectControl Zones
  • How to Achieve Single UID Namespace
  • Migration Walk-Through
  • Step 1: Just Passwords in Active Directory
  • Step 2: Zones for Access Control
  • Incremental Migration
  • NIS
  • Modifying UIDs with adfixid
  • Restoring from Backup Tape with adfixid

Presenter:
Mike Patnode, Director of Engineering
Mike Patnode was previously a Vice-President and Architect in Wells Fargo's Risk Systems group, designing authentication, security and fraud detection systems. Mike has 20 years of Unix experience, helping to develop and deliver three major releases of the Unix operating system and has made numerous contributions to the Open Source community.

Moderator: CEO Tom Kemp

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