Description

The Likewise Agent is installed on Linux and Unix computers and integrates with the core operating system to implement the mapping for any application that uses the name service (NSS) or pluggable authentication module (PAM). An example of a PAM-aware application is the login process (/bin/login).
The agent acts as a Kerberos 5 client for authentication and as a LDAP client for authorization. The agent also operates as the group policy enforcing service, using secure credentials created through the Active Directory domain to update local software configurations, such as the sudo configuration file.
This document presents information and commands that you can use to troubleshoot the agent.