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 ===== LDAP Integration =====
-ILRI uses an Active Directory server for user authentication, which is primarily used for Exchange e-mail services.  Currently users have an Active Directory username and password for their Windows-centric single sign on and e-mail, and then they have a separate account for use with the HPC.  There exists functionality in Linux to look at Active Directory for user authentication.
+ILRI uses an Active Directory server for user authentication, which is primarily used for Exchange e-mail services.  Active Directory is Microsoft's version of LDAP with a little special sauce.  Currently users have an Active Directory username and password for their Windows-centric single sign on and e-mail, and then they have a separate account for use with the HPC.  There exists functionality in Linux to look at Active Directory for user authentication.
 This was working once, using a //slightly// customized PAM module.  In order to use the module several steps are needed.  Download the module source and compile it as shown below: