Winbind:This service is used to unify Linux and Windows account management by allowing a Linux system to include Windows domain users in the Linux user database.
Functionality:Winbind enables Linux systems to retrieve user and group information from a Windows NT-based domain or Active Directory.
Other Services:
smbpasswdd, sudo, NIS, OpenLDAP:These services do not provide the same functionality for unifying account management between Linux and Windows.
References
Samba Winbind Documentation
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