Newbie question: how can i create a new suffix with all the stuff that i find on a fresh fds installation? I tried to issue New Suffix, i add a new database named user2Root and it was created empty. 2^ issue: Configuring a Subtree/User Password Policy Using the Console 1. Enable fine-grained password policy. 2. Create the local password policy for the subtree or user. a. ... b. ... c. From the Object menu, select the Manage Password Policy option, and then select the "For user" or "For subtree." Depending on your selection, the User Password Policy or Subtree Password Policy window appears. when i select "For user" or "For subtree.", the Password Policy window appears, and after a second all the content disappear; i can see only a small grey square on the center of the window. 3^ issue: when an account is expiring or expired and i use a small php script to authenticate, what is returned for warning message (if enabled) and for expired ones? Which return codes are sent back to application? Maurizio