Actually I just tried SuSE 12.1 I find that they have tamed the beast lots as well as allowing root it's rightful place CONFIGURING things
I accept YMMV but this was a pleasent surprise for me James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html