Integrating Linux with Active Directory

Multiple solutions exist to integrate Linux with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Horizon 7 for Linux Desktop has no dependency on which solution is used.

The following solutions are known to work in a Horizon 7 for Linux desktop environment.

• OpenLDAP Server Pass-through Authentication
• System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) LDAP Authentication against the Microsoft Active Directory
• Winbind Domain Join
• PowerBroker Identity Services Open (PBISO) Authentication
• Samba Offline Domain Join

If you use the LDAP-based solutions, you must perform the configuration in a template virtual machine and no additional steps are required in the cloned virtual machines.

Note: For ease of deployment, use the solution that uses SSSD LDAP authentication against the Microsoft Active Directory.