Who this book is for

People who will benefit the most from this book should fit into one of these two categories: they should have good knowledge of Microsoft Windows and basic knowledge of GNU/Linux systems or they should have good experience with GNU/Linux systems and basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows Operating System. Both groups need to manage and integrate a heterogeneous environment, where GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows Servers and workstations need to have a centralized authentication and authorization service, file and print sharing, configuration management, and so on.

The expected audience will have specific needs and should seek pragmatic solutions such as replacing a Microsoft Windows Active Directory Server with a Samba 4 Server when the administrator does not have much experience with GNU/Linux, or implementing an Active Directory Server in an environment where the majority of the systems are GNU/Linux operating systems, while still having to support and integrate Microsoft Windows machines.