directory service for linux

[luckno]

I migrated to linux enviornment recently. I am wondering why the topic "dirctory service" is not discussed in linux.

In windows, network wide directory service ( windows NT domain or active directory in later windows releases) play main role in networking.

any thing similar to this ?

 

[Annihilannic]

NIS, NIS+, LDAP, Kerberos, ...

Annihilannic.

 

[LawnBoy]

For a full featured DS, check out the one AD was poorly modelled on, Novell's eDirectory.

 

[luckno]

Thanks, will above servers support windows client? (may be i am in the wrong forum.. )

 

[LawnBoy]

These are not server OS packages. They are services that will run on most OS's.