While catastrophic if done incorrectly (always back up!), the editing the registry is the only solution to problems that Active Directory tools can't fix.

The objective of ADSI was to provide a powerful, but easy-to-use, development interface for various directory services, such as Windows NT, Novell Directory Services and Lightweight Data Access.

Today I will completely ignore ADSI and focus solely on the Active Directory module to show how to leverage the available cmdlets to not only explore your environment, but also to perform various ...

Once you connect to the Active Directory, the console will look like what you see in Figure 3. Like the Registry Editor, ADSI Edit uses a hierarchical, tree view.