Review

With this brief introduction to ADSI out of the way, you're ready to start managing domains, users, and groups by writing scripts that incorporate ADSI. You've learned how to write ADSI scripts that utilize both the WinNT and LDAP ADSI providers, and you've learned a bit about how the two providers function. Remember that the WinNT provider is not limited just to NT domains; it works fine in AD domains, and also provides a way to work with the local SAM and services on standalone and member computers, including NT-based client computers.

COMING UP

Ready to start ADSI scripting? In the next chapter, you'll learn how to work with domains, including creating OUs and other objects at the domain level. In Chapter 16, you'll learn how to manipulate users and groups in a domain, using both the LDAP and WinNT providers.