Configuring the Basic Evaluation Environment

In this chapter, you install Verify Privilege Server Suite software on your evaluation computers and configure users, groups, roles, and group policies to integrate the UNIX environment into Active Directory. After you complete these steps, your UNIX or Linux computer will be a Verify Privilege Server Suite-managed computer that is joined to the Active Directory domain, allowing UNIX users to log in using their Active Directory credentials.

Complete the tasks in order, as described in the following sections.

• Creating an Organizational Unit
• Delegating Control for the Organizational Unit
• Installing and Configuring Access Manager
• Installing the Verify Privilege Server Suite Agent for *NIX
• Adding and Provisioning an Evaluation User and Group
• Creating a UNIX Administrator Role
• Creating Child Zones and a Service Administrator Role
• Deploying Group Policies to UNIX Computers
• Next Steps