Patent ID: 8245242
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer system comprising: a Unix computer having a Unix operating system, a tangible storage medium, and a computer processor; a translator manager stored in the tangible storage medium; and a translator stored in the tangible storage medium, wherein the Unix computer is configured to be connected to a heterogeneous computer network having computers with multiple operating systems, including at least the Unix computer and a Windows computer that cannot natively manage configuration information on the Unix computer, so as to transform the heterogeneous computer network into a transformed heterogeneous computer network in which the Windows computer uses Windows native policies to manage configuration information on the Unix computer, wherein the transformed heterogeneous computer network comprises: wherein the Windows policy is a Windows policy file used to set configurable options for at least one computer user, and wherein, after translation by the Unix computer, the Windows policy remains centrally managed and updated by the Windows computer, and updates to the policy are propagated to the Unix computer, such that use of Windows native policies is extended to allow an administrator to use Windows native policies to manage configuration information on the Unix computer.