What can I say this has been a good day, I tried likewise open for the first time, and needless to say it does exactly what it said it would do. http://www.likewisesoftware.com/products/likewise_open/ Here is prpoganda from the web site, Open source community for Linux authentication on Active Directory The Basics <ul> <li><a href=http://www.likewisesoftware.com/products/likewise_open/>Introduction</a> <li><a href=http://www.likewisesoftware.com/products/likewise_open/comparing_enterprise_and_open.php>Comparing Likewise Enterprise and Likewise Open</a></ul>Likewise Open Likewise Open enables Linux authentication on a Microsoft network using Active Directory. A user can now interactively log in to the Linux machine using Active Directory credentials, and can access any kerberized services that the Linux machine hosts. This is an open source community project sponsored by Likewise Software. You can <a href=http://www.likewisesoftware.com/download/>download Likewise Open</a> without cost and use it to join Linux machines to your Active Directory infrastructure. Or, if you are a developer, you can <a href=http://www.likewisesoftware.com/community/index.php/participate>get involved</a> in making Likewise Open an even better tool for the community. What it Does <ul> <li>Joins Linux systems to Microsoft Windows Active Directory domains <li>Authenticates users with a single user name and password on both Windows and Linux systems <li>Enforces the same password policies for Linux users as for Windows users</ul>Is Likewise Open the solution for you? It is becoming more common all the time for enterprises to use mixed IT environments with Linux systems and Windows systems operating side by side. This strategy enables cost effective use of best-of-breed solutions, but it also creates difficulties in managing user identities and controlling access to resources. Perhaps you are experiencing some of these complexities: <ul> <li>Your users have separate names and passwords on Linux and Windows <li>You have concerns about password security, and no good way to enforce password policies <li>You are struggling with a do-it-yourself authentication solution using LDAP</ul>If these scenarios sound familiar, then Likewise Open may be just what you are looking for. Likewise Open lets you use Active Directory to authenticate all your users, both Windows and Linux. David Thomas IT Specialist Manager Bernalillo County Metropolitan Courts 401 Lomas NW Albuquerque, NM 87103 dthomas@metrocourt.state.nm.us 505-841-9807