WINDOWS SECURITY AND DIRECTORY SERVICES FOR UNIX USING CENTRIFY DIRECTCONTROL
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Logging On to a UNIX Computer with an Active Directory User Account ........ 39
Major Milestone: Solution Development Complete ............................................ 40
Testing and Stabilizing the Centrify DirectControl Solution ............................. 41
Introduction and Goals.................................................................................. 41
Major Tasks and Deliverables................................................................... 41
Testing the DirectControl Solution .................................................................. 41
Testing Joining a UNIX Computer to Active Directory .................................. 41
Testing Active Directory Authentication ..................................................... 41
Testing Workstation Authorization Policies ................................................. 42
Testing Account Lockout Policies .............................................................. 43
Testing Password Management Policies ..................................................... 44
Testing Offline Authentication .................................................................. 44
Testing Additional Administrative Tasks .................................................... 45
Conducting a Pilot ........................................................................................ 45
Major Milestone: Testing and Stabilization Complete ......................................... 47
Deploying the Centrify DirectControl Solution ................................................. 48
Introduction and Goals.................................................................................. 48
Major Tasks and Deliverables................................................................... 48
Completing Deployment Preparations.............................................................. 48
Importing Existing UNIX Accounts into Active Directory............................... 48
Using Zones to Manage Role-based Access Control Mapping ........................ 50
Using Group Policy with DirectControl to Manage GPOs ............................... 51
Applying Security Controls....................................................................... 52
Choosing a Phased Deployment Option ..................................................... 53
Preparing the IT Support Staff and Users .................................................. 54
Deploying the Solution .................................................................................. 55
Deploying the Infrastructure.................................................................... 55
Joining UNIX Computers to Active Directory .............................................. 56
Stabilizing the Deployment ............................................................................ 56
Major Milestone: Deployment Complete........................................................... 57
Operating the Centrify DirectControl Solution.................................................. 59
Introduction and Goals.................................................................................. 59
Intended Audience ................................................................................. 59
Knowledge Prerequisites ......................................................................... 59
Major Tasks and Deliverables................................................................... 59