Check it out... Mandrake Linux as a drop-in replacement for NT Primary Domain Controller ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Due to recent improvements of Samba server, Mandrake Linux can finally replace that last Windows server on your network: a computer acting as "Primary Domain Controller". In addition to this, newest Samba packages add the possibility to Point-and-Print from Windows clients to printers hosted on Mandrake+Samba server, "winbind" lets you use windows domain authentication for all PAM-enabled services, new XFS journaling file-system lets you use windows ACLs on Mandrake Linux file server, etc. http://mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1376&lang=en </cgi-bin/sqwebmail?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fmandrakeforum.com%2Farticle.php%3F sid%3D1376%26lang%3Den> According to one MandrakeForum reader, replacing a PCD by Mandrake Linux machine is not only possible, but even simpler than using Windows 2000 server. Go figure?? http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1317 </cgi-bin/sqwebmail?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mandrakeforum.com%2Farticle.ph p%3Fsid%3D1317>