It isn't a Novell program that will let you do that; it is a publically available program called "Samba".
Active Directory
Active Directory credentials to access SharePoint sites
Active Directory was previewed in 1999, released first with Windows 2000 Server edition, and revised to extend functionality and improve administration in Windows Server 2003. Additional improvements were made in Windows Server 2003 R2. Active Directory was refined further in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and was renamed Active Directory Domain Services. Active Directory was called NTDS (NT Directory Service) in older Microsoft documents. This name can still be seen in some Active Directory binaries.
DCDiag is a utility program used in Windows Server 2003 and above for diagnosing problems with AD (Active Directory). It can be used to test problems with Active Directory as well as diagnosing DNS problems.
The active directory is a software program that runs on the Windows operation system. It has a complex activation procedure and having a tutorial will ensure the process goes smoothly.
The Active Directory administrative tools can only be used from a computer with access to a domain. The following Active Directory administrative tools are available on the Administrative Tools menu: Active Directory Users and Computers (dsa.msc) Active Directory Domains and Trusts (domain.msc) Active Directory Sites and Services (dssite.msc)
In Windows Server 2011 it is called Active Directory.
the Domain is called as the security boundary with in the active directory. A Windows domain is a logical group of computers running versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system that share a central directory database. domain governs the way user access resources of the network
Active directory users are nothing but the ones those are authenticated or able to access the directory with all the benefits of directory
Active Directory is the name Microsoft uses for LDAP protocol X.500 (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol).
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) often used in Unix and Linux environments, Active Directory is based on LDAP.