SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR MANAGEMENT OF USERS, GROUPS, SERVERS AND RESOURCES IN A HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

A system, method, and program for managing users, groups, servers, and resources in a heterogeneous network environment are disclosed. The network environment includes a configuration server coupled to a number of deployment servers, which each operates under a specific platform. In response to receipt of a generic command for management of a user, group, server, or resource by the configuration server, a determination is made based on pre-assignment as to which one of the deployment servers is the appropriate deployment server that is to receive the generic command. The generic command is mapped to a specific-platform command executable under the respective specific platform of the appropriate deployment server. The specific-platform command is executed by the appropriate deployment server to complete a task for performing the generic command. In a preferred embodiment, a set of generic commands for managing the users, groups, servers, and resources in the heterogeneous networked environment is defined. The set of generic commands is correlated to sets of specific-platform commands for different specific platforms. One of the sets of specific-platform commands is determined for a respective specific platform. The specific-platform command is identified within the set of specific-platform commands that is correlated to the generic command being processed by the deployment server.