Hi. I’m bringing a (smaller) Novell Netware environment into a (larger) Windows 2000 environment. The Novell users will keep the NDS and file and print serves, but they will access mail and several applications in the AD domain. I want the logon to both environments to be as transparent as possible. I’ve set up MSDSS on the domain controller with one-way sync. My client PC have CSNW. First time I log on to a PC I must set the NDS tree and context or server (I can live with this) When a user changes the password, it must be done on both win and NDS. This is not good. Is not the whole point of MSDSS to avoid interacting with both NDS and AD? Is there a way to let the user only change the windows password, and the let MSDSS make sure it ends up in NDS? Also, with setting a user password in AD (as an admin) and forcing the user to change password on next login, this password (the noe set by admin) is not synced by MSDSS. Can I make this happen? Thanks, -Terry

Sounds like a fun work environment. I'm amazed that MSDSS would work at all. Directories aren't their strongpoint. Con the Novell users into springing for Netare 6.5 (tell them it's the only way they'll kep their precious server). Netware 6.5 comes with DirXML and an Active Directory driver. It will synchronise your Novell and AD accounts seamlessly. Passwords and all. Otherwise, install the Novell client on the workstations. Pretty sure there's a box you can tick that will change the Windows (or domain) password after logging in to eDrirectory.