free server programs

I am voluntering for a comunity support centre and I would like to setup
something similar to windows server 2000, so that I can run active directory
and remotly control user accounts from the server, however we dont have a
budget for this software, does anyone know of free alternatives ?

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Sorry, no. If you want Active Directory you need Windows Server 2000, 2003
or 2008. There is no "compatible" server OS that can provide those
services.

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"Remush via WindowsKB.com" <u15391@uwe> wrote in message
news:81b7e9786c8a4@uwe...
>I am voluntering for a comunity support centre and I would like to setup
> something similar to windows server 2000, so that I can run active
> directory
> and remotly control user accounts from the server, however we dont have a
> budget for this software, does anyone know of free alternatives ?
>
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> Message posted via WindowsKB.com
> http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....twork/200803/1
>

Remush via WindowsKB.com <u15391@uwe> wrote:
> I am voluntering for a comunity support centre and I would like to
> setup something similar to windows server 2000, so that I can run
> active directory and remotly control user accounts from the server,
> however we dont have a budget for this software, does anyone know of
> free alternatives ?

In the US, nonprofits can get lots of free stuff from www.techsoup.org - not
sure whether there's something comparable where you live.

On Mar 26, 12:44*am, "Remush via WindowsKB.com" <u15391@uwe> wrote:
> I am voluntering for a comunity support centre and I would like to setup
> something similar to windows server 2000, so that I can run active directory
> and remotly control user accounts from the server, however we dont have a
> budget for this software, does anyone know of free alternatives ?
>
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> Message posted via WindowsKB.comhttp://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/windows-xp-network/200803/1

Sorry, there does not seem to exist in the Windows "family." You
might want to look at several Linux system.

Remush via WindowsKB.com wrote:
> I am voluntering for a comunity support centre and I would like to setup
> something similar to windows server 2000, so that I can run active directory
> and remotly control user accounts from the server, however we dont have a
> budget for this software, does anyone know of free alternatives ?
>


Do you need a licence for VMs? I'm not sure.... probably do though.

Uncle Kenny <unclekenny@unclekenny.invalid> wrote:
> Remush via WindowsKB.com wrote:
>> I am voluntering for a comunity support centre and I would like to
>> setup something similar to windows server 2000, so that I can run
>> active directory and remotly control user accounts from the server,
>> however we dont have a budget for this software, does anyone know of
>> free alternatives ?
>
>
> Do you need a licence for VMs? I'm not sure.... probably do though.

Yes, you do.