Category: Active Directory

CSVDE is a command that can be used to import and export objects to and from the AD into a CSV-formatted file. A CSV (Comma Separated Value) file is a file easily readable in Excel. I will not go to length into this powerful command, but I will show you some basic samples of how to import a large number of users into your AD. Of course, as with the DSADD command, CSVDE can do more than just import users. LDIFDE is a command that can be used to import and export objects to and from the AD into a […]

When you open the properties for a user account, click the Account tab, and then either select or clear the check boxes in the Account options dialog box, numerical values are assigned to the UserAccountControl attribute. The value that is assigned to the attribute tells Windows which options have been enabled. To view user accounts, click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers. Back to the top MORE INFORMATION You can view and edit these attributes by using either the Ldp.exe tool or the A… You can view and edit these […]

Ldp.exe is a Windows 2000 Support Tools utility you can use to perform Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) searches against the Active Directory for specific information given search criteria. This also allows administrators to query data that would otherwise not be visible through the Administrative tools included in the product. All data that is returned in LDP queries, however, is subject to security permissions. If you have already determined the name of the attribute to be used in the search, refer to the section "Searching the Active Directory for Specific Information" below. Otherwise, you need to determine the name of […]