# Lanzador Software package

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanzador-software-package/759810>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 13, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanzador-software-package/759810 "2016-07-13T13:41:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanzador-software-package/759810/1 "2016-07-13T13:41:35Z")

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Has anyone else ever used this? I used it on one of the IT projects I worked on to install updates to PCs. I was told that it was like Active Directory. I have never actually used AD. I have mentioned Lanzador in job interviews and very few people seem to have heard of it. Anyone use both of them?

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanzador-software-package/759810/2 "2016-07-13T15:55:58Z")

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**Moderator Action**

Since this is informally polling for personal experiences, let’s move it to IMHO (from GQ). The factual comparison between Lanzador and Active Directory may of course still be answered, and opinions on the software package may also be offered.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanzador-software-package/759810/3 "2016-07-13T19:04:37Z")

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**Moderator Action**

As it turns out, the OP posted pretty much the same question back in January, so I will close this and direct any responses to the original thread, which is here:

> **[Has anyone else ever used Lanzador?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=782180)**
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> It is a software package similar to Active Directory. I used it when I worked on an upgrade project for a utility company. I have had a lot of job interviews where I was asked if I had experience with Active Directory. I don’t, but I told ten...

Thread closed.