SelfADSI The ADSI Scripting Tutorial / LDAP Scripting Tutorial

Tour through SelfADSI:

Welcome to the SelfADSI Project! The SelfADSI Tutorial introduces administrators to the scripting in Active Directory environments and other LDAP directory systems. The aim is to understand and being able to develop directory scripts without having specific previous knowledge in ADS or LDAP. Preferred scripting language is Visual Basic Script (VBScript). ADS scripting / LDAP scripting is easy - learn it with SelfADSI.

   Topics within the SelfADSI project:

	What is SelfADSI? What is ADSI?		LDAP - The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
	The Scripting Environment		LDAP Pathnames - Distinguished Names
	Links about ADSI, VBScript and Powershell		LDAP Filter
	First Steps: Basic Scripting Examples
	ADS Database: Structure and Access		ADSI Error Codes
	The Global Catalog
	ADAM Partitions

	Connecting to the Directory		Renaming Objects
	Searching Objects with specific Criteria (ADO)		Creating Objects
	Reading Object Attributes		Deleting Objects
	Changing Object Attributes		Deep Inside Object Attributes

	Attributes for Active Directory Users		Special AD Attributes for Exchange 2007
	Attributes for Active Directory Groups		Special AD Attributes for Exchange 2000/2003
	Attributes for Active Directory Contacts		Special AD Attributes for Services for Unix 3.5
	Attributes for Active Directory Computers		Attributes for Exchange 5.5 Mailboxes

	Extended AD object handling