Windows Nt/2000 Adsi: Scripting for System Administration

By Thomas Eck

Microsoft Windows scripting support has taken off recently, and Thomas Eck has done a lot of useful work at the cutting edge of this technology. In Windows NT/2000 ADSI Scripting for System... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578702194
• ISBN13: 9781578702190
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: MacMillan Technical
• Length: 719 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Unbelievable in what it covers

This book is truly impressive. Over 700 pages of information presented in as clear of a fashion as the ADSI is going to let an author. An incredible amount of informational documentation about most of the ADSI processes, but never running off into useless stories about the authors childhood and such. Fully functional script examples appear on almost every page, with a hundred page appendix showing nothing but cut-and-paste code snippets. Code examples and documentation in the book cover not only creating ADSI programs in Visual Basic, but in VBScript / ASP as well. The one minor issue I found was that there are some references to, and examples for, ADSI 2.5 scripting that is not supported in version 2.5 of the ADSI. These out-of-date examples are very few and far between (I've only run into 3 out of hundreds), and having reviewed Microsoft's on-line documentation, it appears as though those items were going to be supported, and never made it to the released version. The code referenced in the book is easily downloaded from the publishers web site. The book isn't light reading, but the author presents it very well and you don't find yourself bored after a few pages. The time I have put into reading this book and working with the examples, was worth every minute. I find myself with multiple copies of this book so I can reference it from any of my working areas.

Great Buy! Wouldn't script without it.

This book by Thomas Eck provides examples to access and manipulate User Manager, modify or access Share properties on servers, and much more. I was particularly interested in these capabilities under Windows NT 4.0. The book provides direct examples for the specific task you're looking for without all the fluff. I've not found another book that gets right to the point with ADSI under VBS. I'm still searching for a book that provides this kind of material and direct presentation for VBS or WSH. I find this book a valuable weapon in my recent use of scripting and use of ADSI over the past few months.

Eck cuts to the chase

I was hurled headlong into the world of ADSI recently when I was given the assignment to write Windows 2000 server build-scripts. I added several ADSI titles to my bookshelf. The Eck book is outstanding among them as an immediately useful and comprehensive reference. This book is heavy artillery for every W2K developer's arsenal. It is useful in the extreme!

A must-have book for any Windows 2000/NT sys admin

If you run an NT or Windows 2000 shop and you want to build tailored VB or VBscript routines to manage your system, this is the book to get. The organization is superb and the examples are very clear. You do not need to be a VB wizard to take advantage of the advice. A great book that stands out from the crowd.

ADSI/LDAP scripting bible..

If you want to automate a lot of your NT server/domain administration tasks using LDAP/ADSI, you seriously want to consider getting this book. There are countless sample scripts that cover most if not all of the tasks you may automate and it opens up new possibilities of automating system management.While the book may be intended for both system administrators and developers, having a good VB (or any programming) background helps in quickly digesting the material.Nevertheless, the book is simple awsome and will be an excellent reference for all system scripting needs.Well done.