Administrators and developers can use ADSI to manage the resources in a directory service, regardless of which network environment contains the resource. ADSI enables administrators to automate common tasks such as adding users and groups, managing printers, and setting permissions on network resources. ADSI gives developers access to multiple directory service providers through an open set of interfaces. Applications written to ADSI will work with any directory service that offers an ADSI provider. The standard Active Directory Service Interfaces objects, or providers, are found within multiple namespaces typically directory services for various network operating systems.
Providers enable communication between the server or client.
ADSI supports the Windows NT Server 4.0 directory. The LDAP provider works with any LDAP version 2 or version 3 directory. This provider also works for the Windows2000 Active Directory. Download the providers in Active Directory Service Interfaces 2.5 . Active Directory Service Interfaces .