diff --git a/adsys/reference/glossary.md b/adsys/reference/glossary.md index 271615c..8f0c501 100644 --- a/adsys/reference/glossary.md +++ b/adsys/reference/glossary.md @@ -7,7 +7,49 @@ concepts, tools or packages that a Windows users might not be familiar with. --> -* AppArmor: ... -* Polkit: ... -* sudo: ... -* ... +- [**adcli**](https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man8/adcli.8.html): A command-line tool for managing Active Directory (AD) domain membership on Linux. +- **Adsys**: A tool that allows system administrators to manage Ubuntu machines using Microsoft Active Directory (AD). +- [**adsysctl**](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/adsys/en/latest/reference/adsysctl-cli/): A command-line utility for interacting with the Adsys service in Ubuntu. +- **apt (Advanced Package Tool)**: A package management system used in Debian-based distributions like Ubuntu to install, update, and remove software. +- [**AppArmor**](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/server/how-to/security/apparmor/): A Linux security module that enforces mandatory access control policies on programs to limit their capabilities. + +- **buffer**: A temporary data storage area used to manage data flow between processes, hardware, or networks. + +- [**certmonger**](https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man8/certmonger.8.html): A service that monitors and renews certificates, commonly used in enterprise environments. + +- **D-Bus call**: A command or API request used to communicate with system services via D-Bus, a message bus system for interprocess communication. +- **Daemon**: A background process that runs continuously to provide system services. + +- **FISH (Friendly Interactive Shell)**: A user-friendly command-line shell with syntax highlighting, autosuggestions, and other advanced features. +- **FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name)**: A complete domain name that specifies the exact location of a device within the DNS hierarchy. + +- **getcert**: A command-line tool used to request, monitor, and renew security certificates, often used with certmonger. +- **GSettings**: A system for storing application and desktop settings in GNOME-based environments. +- **GVfs (GNOME Virtual File System)**: A user-space virtual filesystem that provides access to remote locations, such as FTP, SMB, and Google Drive. + +- **kernel**: The core of an operating system that manages hardware and system resources. +- **Kerberos**: A network authentication protocol that uses tickets to securely authenticate users and services. + +- **LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)**: A protocol for accessing and managing directory information, commonly used for authentication. + +- **Mount Managers**: Tools or processes that handle the mounting and unmounting of filesystems on Linux. +- **mounts**: The process of attaching a filesystem to a specific directory in the Linux file hierarchy. + +- **PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)**: A framework for integrating various authentication methods into Linux systems. +- [**Polkit**](https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man8/polkit.8.html): A toolkit for defining and handling system-wide privileges in Linux. +- **proxy**: A server or service that acts as an intermediary for network requests, often used for filtering or caching. + +- **realmd**: A service that allows automatic discovery and enrollment of Linux machines into Active Directory or other identity domains. + +- **Samba**: A software suite that enables file and print sharing between Linux and Windows systems using the SMB/CIFS protocol. +- **Security Identifier (SID)**: A unique identifier assigned to users, groups, and other objects in Windows-based systems. +- **SSSD (System Security Services Daemon)**: A service that manages authentication and authorization with identity providers like Active Directory or LDAP. +- **sudo**: A command that allows users to run programs with elevated (superuser) privileges. +- **systemd**: A modern system and service manager for Linux, responsible for initializing and managing system processes. +- **systemd journal**: A logging system that collects and organizes system logs for troubleshooting and auditing. + +- **Ubiquity installer**: The default graphical installer for Ubuntu, designed to simplify OS installation. + +- **visudo**: A command used to safely edit the sudoers file, which controls user permissions for executing commands with elevated privileges. + +- **Winbind**: A component of Samba that allows Linux systems to authenticate users against a Windows domain.