Configuring authd at scale with Landscape
Now that you understand how to enable authd with your enterprise’s identity broker, let’s learn how to configure your entire fleet of devices.
As described earlier in this chapter, Landscape is a powerful tool that allows total control over every Ubuntu device in your enterprise. This chapter will focus on configuring authd using Landscape, but Landscape isn’t limited to just authd. You can configure any aspect of your Ubuntu systems using the concepts you’ll learn here.
As we learned in Chapter 7, Landscape is available for all systems attached to an Ubuntu Pro subscription. Any device attached to an Ubuntu Pro subscription can enable Landscape support with a simple command:
ken@monster:~$ sudo pro enable landscape
When we enroll the system with our Landscape instance, we need to ensure a few optional features are enabled in the client.
First, install the landscape-client package:
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