How do you use DSADD on XP?

[Steve]

I've read that you can use the Directory Services "add"
command-line program from a Windows XP machine to work
with information on a Windows 2000 Server's security
directory.

I'm interested in knowing how to download dsadd and how
to use it to add (a BUNCH of) users into Windows 2000.
I've heard that one can study up on Directory Services
programming and use Visual Studio .NET to develop
interfaces to DS, but I want to compare that against the
use of the dsadd command line program.

Where do I get dsadd? How do I put it on my XP machine
and specify my 2000 Server as the target for the
directory service?

Thanks.

 

[Alan Le Marquand [MSFT]]

Hi,

DSADD is part of the adminpak. This is found on the Windows Server 2003 CD,
you have to use this version to run on XP, but the tools work both with
Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003.

Once installed, to add a item to a directory you can enter, for example
dsadd group cn=newgroup,cn=Users,DC=adatum,DC=com
or
dsadd user cn=newuser,cn=Users,DC=adatum,DC=com

The default for the command is a DC in the local domain, but you can specify
parameters to override this
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[Steve]

Thank you!

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

DSADD is part of the adminpak. This is found on the Windows Server 2003 CD,
you have to use this version to run on XP, but the tools work both with
Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003.

Once installed, to add a item to a directory you can enter, for example
dsadd group cn=newgroup,cn=Users,DC=adatum,DC=com
or
dsadd user cn=newuser,cn=Users,DC=adatum,DC=com

The default for the command is a DC in the local domain, but you can specify
parameters to override this
--
Hope this Helps

Alan
Program Manager
TechNet Field Events

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