On Apr 21, 2005, at 5:43 PM, John Baltutis wrote: >> > > What's your LAN configuration? Which computers and OS Xs? Is there a > server > involved? > <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=151419>: "Apple has > built > an open, extensible directory services architecture, called Open > Directory, > into MacOSX and MacOSX Server. ŠOpen Directory can also enforce such > policies as password expiration and minimum length." > No server (yet). Perhaps I can use this info to weasle an Xserve out of the IT folks. But or current plans are to migrate to an Oracle/Win2K solution and access using M$ RDC for the Macs. Now, we're just a bunch of desktop computers (10.3.x) that each grab a copy of a database every morning and use it to do our work. Each computer has logins for all the techs and many of the admins as well as supervisors. I need user password control at the login window to make the IT folks happy. Thanks, Peter