Solaris Active Directory Integration

Seamless Solaris Client Integration with Microsoft Active Directory

Professional consulting, configuration, troubleshooting, and migration planning for Solaris systems joining Microsoft Active Directory domains — using native nss_ad, Kerberos, and ID mapping for authentication, identity resolution, and secure access in hybrid Solaris/Windows environments.

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Oracle Solaris provides robust native integration with Microsoft Active Directory through Kerberos authentication and the nss_ad naming service module (Solaris 11+). Zwiegnet specializes in setting up, tuning, securing, and maintaining these integrations — whether you're running Solaris 10, 11, or 11.4 on SPARC or x86 hardware.

Our Solaris AD integration services include:

Native nss_ad + Kerberos Setup – Full configuration of nss_ad module, Kerberos (kclient utility), DNS resolution, and automatic SID-to-UID/GID mapping for Solaris 11/11.4.
Solaris 10 Support & Legacy Methods – Winbind/Samba integration (smbadm join), manual idmap ranges, and workarounds for older Solaris 10 releases with required patches.
Authentication & PAM/NSS Configuration – PAM stack tuning, nsswitch.conf adjustments (files ad), password change support, and Kerberos ticket caching.
ID Mapping & Name Resolution – Automatic range-based mapping, explicit mapping rules, getent/id commands validation, and handling of nested groups/forest trusts.
Security & Hardening – Kerberos encryption types (AES256), ticket lifetime tuning, PAM access control, and integration with Solaris RBAC/privileges.
High Availability & Redundancy – Multiple AD domain controllers, Kerberos failover, DNS round-robin, and caching for offline operation.
Troubleshooting & Performance – Debug kinit, nscd caching, LDAP bind issues, replication delays, and performance tuning for large directories.
Migration & Modernization – Assess existing Solaris AD integration, plan transitions to Linux (sssd/realmd), or hybrid Solaris/Linux/Windows environments.

Ideal for: legacy Solaris systems in mixed Windows environments (financial, government, telco, research), organizations maintaining Solaris 10/11 with Active Directory for authentication, or those preparing to migrate to modern Linux while preserving AD integration.

Located between Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 2009 — direct access to Solaris and Active Directory specialists with proven experience in hybrid identity management.

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