Advanced VBScript for Microsoft® Windows® Administrators

Chapter 8. Advanced ADSI and LDAP Scripting

In this chapter:

Using the ADSI Scriptomatic

Using Other ADSI Tools

Writing Active Directory Queries

Scripting the WinNT Provider

Scripting Active Directory Security

Summary

ADSI is one of the most powerful—and sometimes most intimidating—tools that your scripts can use. ADSI can interact with Active Directory, any LDAP directory, the Security Accounts Manager, and other services. The capabilities of ADSI are broad, so we’ll introduce you to some tools and techniques that make ADSI scripting a bit easier and more accessible.

If you’ve been scripting for a while, you’ve probably worked with Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI). In our experience, however, most administrators are using only a fraction of ...