Problem
Your Linux and UNIX administrators are all sharing root password leaving your network vulnerable to internal security threats.
Your large, complex mixed network has made it too time consuming to properly manage administration access rights. The result is shared root password among administrators - the virtual key to the kingdom - basically leaving your network vulnerable to internal security threats. Security and compliance auditors have found that because you are sharing root password you are not compliant with Sarbanes Oxley requirements around separation of duties.
Solution
Use Likewise Enterprise Sudo management to give specific users permission to run commands as root.
Likewise Enterprise provides organizations with the ability to enforce consistent application of SuDo configuration files to all servers in your network. One-to-many server management and SuDo application via group policy allows IT departments to have more granular control over access and administration privileges - providing tighter security for their network. To help ensure compliance with regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes Oxley, Likewise Enterprise also has built-in reporting functionality that demonstrates which users have access to what systems. Likewise Enterprise is the only solution that is able to support the storage and deployment of complex SuDo and configuration files and provide the ability to leverage Active Directory groups to simplify SuDo management.
Learn more about role-based access control for Linux, Unix and Mac.
Related Resources
Boardcast: Group Policy for UNIX and Linux
Learn how Likewise Enterprise allows you to extend Active Directory Group Policy to Linux and UNIX systems for one-to-many management.
Whitepaper: Likewise Enterprise Security Benefits
Find out how Likewise Enterprise improves the security of Linux and UNIX computers by allowing computers to authenticate and authorize users through Microsoft Active Directory™.
