> > My god.... The server components list is ungodly! It requires LDAP which is > non-trivial to setup/maintain this doesn't really look to be a very > manageable solution to me. Looks like a lot of moving parts and additional > headache during upgrades etc.=20 Microsoft Active Directory is an LDAP implementation (or at least is LDAP compliant). I figure, considering licensing costs and platform options, any good admin wouldn't have a problem going for the Linux solution were it available. It would beat the alternative. EM