--- title: Integrating Ubuntu 8.04 LTS into Microsoft Active Directory using Likewise Open description: Microsoft Active Directory is a widely-deployed directory service that is commonly used for identity management and authentication across the enterprise. Its ubiquity makes it a fixture of the IT landscape. As a result, interoperability with Active Directory is often a necessity when deploying services based on non-Microsoft operating sys […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/integrating-ubuntu-8-04-lts-into-microsoft-active-directory-using-likewise-open?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 30 September 2010 # Integrating Ubuntu 8.04 LTS into Microsoft Active Directory using Likewise Open [Microsoft](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/microsoft) --- Share the article Microsoft Active Directory is a widely-deployed directory service that is commonly used for identity management and authentication across the enterprise. Its ubiquity makes it a fixture of the IT landscape. As a result, interoperability with Active Directory is often a necessity when deploying services based on non-Microsoft operating systems. [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Canonical collaborates with Microsoft to strengthen enterprise-grade Linux protection](https://canonical.com/blog/defenderandpro) Canonical is working with Microsoft Defender to improve the security of organizations’ mission-critical Linux workloads (March 18, 2026) Today Canonical, the publishers of... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 18 March 2026 [### SQL Server 2025 is generally available on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS](https://canonical.com/blog/sql-server-2025-ubuntu-24-04-lts) Microsoft has announced the General Availability of SQL Server 2025 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Learn about the new CU1 features, including OS-level observability, Contained... [Jehudi](https://canonical.com/blog/author/jota-ce) 6 February 2026 [### How to deploy Kubeflow on Azure](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-deploy-kubeflow-on-azure) Kubeflow is a cloud-native, open source machine learning operations (MLOps) platform designed for developing and deploying ML models on Kubernetes. Kubeflow helps data... [Andreea Munteanu](https://canonical.com/blog/author/munteanuandreea) 11 March 2025 [### Systemd support lands in WSL – unleash the full power of Ubuntu today](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-wsl-enable-systemd) Systemd support has arrived in WSL! This long-awaited upgrade to WSL unlocks a huge number of quality of life features for managing processes and services. [Oliver Smith](https://canonical.com/blog/author/local-optimum) 21 September 2022