Is there any way than an OpenLDAP client can tell whether a particular server is a master or a slave for a particular suffix, without actually trying to update it and seeing what comes back? -- Dave Horsfall DTM VK2KFU daveh@ci.com.au Ph: +61 2 8425-5508 (d) -5500 (sw) Corinthian Engineering, Level 1, 401 Pacific Hwy, Artarmon, NSW 2064, Australia