Both suse and redhat are configured in pretty much the same way - system vinitialzation almost all startup scripts are found in /etc/rc.d/init.d/ example - you need to restart sendmail after editing the access.db file redhat - /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail restart suse - /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail restart as for certification - yes there is a RHCE (red hat certified engineer) cert available here in America, but I dont know anyone who has it or plans to get it. There is also the Sair/GNU linux certification which is independent of distributions. I do know a few people who have gotten this, although they already held jobs where they used linux. I disagree with your statement that redhat is better than suse. I find suse to be much better "out of the box" than redhat. Yast is a very good config tool. much better than linuxconf. I manage a small isp that has 11 servers - 6 suse, 5 redhat. I just like suse because everything is there (except openssh here in the states). With redhat you have to go and download a bunch of stuff after installing. Also, redhat uses that god awful disk druid thing to partition the drives and I hate their installer - both console and X versions. You posted earlier about comparing windows with linux. While a lot of people talk about linux replacing windows on the desktop, I doubt it is going to happen. I use linux as my desktop os because I can do more with it than I can with a windows os, but most people want to just surf, get email, watch a video, listen to music or play a game. While linux can do all of this, it does take some finesse to get it all working. Some distro's are gearing themselves more toward the desktop market - mandrake, caldera, corel, storm - and that is cool. where the real difference between windows and linux lies is in the support and development. Linux is constantly being developed, you can get new kernels, new programs, patches, updates, etc. almost daily. With linux, when a bug is found, a patch will almost certainly be available within a day or two. Windows has a much longer turnaround on bug fixes and updates - example windows 2000, which was almost a year late. In a server enviroment, this kind of support is essential - not so much so in the desktop realm though. -- Chad Whitten cwhitten@intop.net -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/