Guys I am looking for a easy to use gui based server os something that looks a bit like xandros server.
http://www.xandros.com/products/busi...hilosophy.html
My client has no problem paying me for the initial setup ect but he [rightly so I think] wants his techie guy to be able to set up new network users ect ect and fix small problems such as dhcp or dns issues without having to be retrained.I have this client since 1998 and have made his office of 15 computers 100% linux it took 5 years to train and coax the individual users away from the evil empire, now many of his workers use linux on their home pc's . but on the server front they need a easy gui based server such as xandros server. I was wondering if anyone knew of one such as that other than xandros.

With all due respect, but that Xandros page I'd like to dismiss it as marketoid speak.
Maybe have a look at SME Server (formerly E-smith). Here's their "design philosophy": http://contribs.org/modules/phpwiki/...n%20philosophy


While LQ is more or less a technical set of fora I would like to digress for a second and say that IMHO providing a GUI-based solution for "negative" reasons like lack of Linux knowledge or general administration skills will, if not supported by a good support contract, not be successful by definition. I think you could help them (and yourself) by defining area's the admin can work in he/she is familiar with and tack on a small well-paced (self-)training scheme to work on other area's. This will keep "fear" levels low (we all know what anger leads to) and gradually expand knowledge until a GUI is only needed for "positive" reasons like speeding up tasks. Just my two cents though.

Any Distro plus Webmin to easily manage it through a web browser.. No need to install a GUI on the server, and administration can be done from a workstation on the network.. I would not however open webmin up and allow it to be accessed from outside their network.

http://www.webmin.com/