Likewise Software is well-known for integrating Linux, Unix and Mac OS X with Microsoft Active Directory networks. But now Likewise Software is taking steps to specifically embrace Ubuntu users and Canonical customers. Here's the scoop.

Now, HP has partnered with Likewise to bring plug-and-play Linux file servers to mid-size and enterprise businesses

A partly Microsoft-derived entity harms Samba by taking its work and making it more Microsoft obedient

Some GNU/Linux desktop deployments require secure authentication from a Windows Active Directory server. Gerald Carter, a long-time member of the Samba team and an enthusiastic free software developer, now works for Likewise.

Traditionally, configuring Ubuntu servers to integrate with Microsoft Active Directory was not a lot of fun.  It wasn't exactly difficult, but it involved editing lots of PAM and Kerberos configuration files, and often some perilous trial-and-error.  But these days, there's a better way - for many situations, at least - and it's called Likewise.  Here's how it works, and why I think it's so gre

This tutorial will explain how to add Ubuntu 8.04 desktop to win server 2003 Active Directory.We are going to use Likewise Open.Likewise Open is a free, open source application that joins Linux, Unix, and Mac machines to Microsoft Active Directory and securely authenticates users with their domain credentials.

Here is a scenario where you have Windows users who need to log into an encrypted directory that is mounted on a Linux Samba share. This provides an interesting option for security.

Another look at the ways in which Microsoft markets itself with the help of former employees and submissive companies

The Samba development team has just announced the release of Samba 4.0. Samba is a Free Softwareimplementation of SMB/CIFS protocols, which makes it possible for any system running Samba to function as a file, print and authentication server suite for Microsoft Windows and UNIX-like clients.