Connection to Active Directory

[Galaxiom]

I have an ADODB connection into Windows Active Directory.

However the only thing I have been able to list so far is Properties.
How do I get information about the structure of the database?

 

[Trevor G]

I have an ADODB connection into Windows Active Directory.

However the only thing I have been able to list so far is Properties.
How do I get information about the structure of the database?

What are you trying to achieve? Which version of MS Office are you using as 2007 have taken away the search folder option.

 

[Galaxiom]

Windows Active Directory is a database used in Windows domains to control user authentication and access to resources via LDAP.

LDAP can also be used by other software. One software we are using requires the users to also be set up in its own security model which is held in an SQL Server database. It authenticates its users against the Windows login user. Unfortunately it does not understand Security Groups so every user on the domain must be set up individually.

I am trying to construct a connection that can automatically synchronise the program security settings with the user and group information in AD.

 

[Trevor G]

Sadly my skills level have not come up against this as yet, but having done a search, I am wondering if this will assist you, it is a link to Microsoft and they give a large amount of details.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee156501.aspx

 

[Galaxiom]

Thanks Trevor. That link is better than anything I have come across on the subject so far. I did find a script posted by someone who had clearly been on that page.

I had been following information about the schema of AD which just didn't seem to gell for me.

 

[Galaxiom]

This page has a list of Active Directory attributes.
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/LDAP_attributes_active_directory.htm#LDAP_Attribute_