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by RedShift1 411 days ago
Desktop linux doesn't even have anything close to things like group policies. And if by magic that function would appear tomorrow, it would disappear again the day after tomorrow. Sure active directory and group policies have their flaws but its ease of use and tight integration blows everything else out of the water.
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codethief 411 days ago
You're bringing up an important point. However: As far as I can tell, Linux can very well be integrated into an Active Directory setup.[0,1] Also: If you want to avoid Active Directory altogether, there seem to be plenty alternatives?[2]

[0]: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/linux-active-directory

[1]: https://documentation.ubuntu.com/server/explanation/intro-to...

[2]: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/333/what-is-the-equ...

Are there any alternatives to ActiveDirectory in the Linux ecosystem? Maybe from RedHat?

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p_ing 411 days ago
There are no enterprise alternatives to Active Directory. Just like there are no enterprise alternatives to Exchange.

They're simply too well integrated, too easy to manage, and have more features than their competitors.

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bflesch 411 days ago
Silicon valley is able to shoehorn their Macbooks into "compliance" but somehow it'd be a problem to do the same with linux desktops?

> And if by magic that function would appear tomorrow, it would disappear again the day after tomorrow.

That's incorrect.

> ease of use and tight integration blows everything else out of the water.

Agree to disagree.

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p_ing 411 days ago
macOS has MDM tooling like Microsoft's InTune, or JAMF, and I'm sure a few others. macOS is designed for MDM profiles, just like iOS is.

This is what makes Mac manageable.

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