> So far my attempts to make Linux do AD-authentication has all been failed and miserable with immense amounts of work compared to just "join domain. done." in

> So far my attempts to make Linux do AD-authentication has all been failed and miserable with immense amounts of work compared to just "join domain. done." in Windows. Have a look at likewise-open. It's pretty much that easy to join a domain and allow domain auth. Integration is where it gets interesting.