<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> I am not absolutely sure that it does what you want but IBM has a product called "Director" that may be what you are looking for. I do know that it supports both MS and Linux environments. I don't use it personally but at an IBM dog & pony what I saw looked really good. Norm wrote: <blockquote cite="mid44B44D10.4040505@workingtools.ca" type="cite"> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> Is there an application for Linux comparable in its function to the Microsoft Operations Manager and Systems Management Server combination from Micro$. I am away that a combination of cron files and scripts could do at least much of the same work but to set up such a system in this case will take more time and effort than on going on site maintenance on each PC. Norm <div class="moz-signature">-- Norm Ryder 250 544-2158 Be environmentally responsible Keep Computers out of Land Fills <a href="http://sios.ca/feeds/general/landfill.htm"> http://sios.ca/feeds/general/landfill.htm</a> Secure-It-OnSite Computer Security and more <a href="http://www.sios.ca/feeds/sios.xml"> <img src="cid:part1.04010905.05060104@tmcaz.com" alt="RSS Feed"></a><a href="http://sios.ca/feeds/sios.xml">http://sios.ca/feeds/sios.xml</a> </div> </blockquote> </body> </html>