Pros Offers a high level of integration with Internet technologies.
Cons Little support for managing Windows PC clients. Verdict OpenServer 5.0.5 doesn't have the right facilities for traditional PC LANs. However, while it can provide many services to Windows-based clients, no tools are supplied that assist with the management of those clients. OpenServer's default user authentication mechanism is the standard Unix password file. While the NIS is useful for managing several Unix hosts, it doesn't constitute a directory service.