Directory Services Samples

This section contains samples that access and manage the Active Directory, showing how to do several typical directory operations.

In This Section

• Active Directory Domain Services Current Domain Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to connect to the currently logged-in domain.

• Active Directory Domain Controller Technology Sample
  Locates domain controllers and global catalogs.

• Active Directory Domain Services Domain Operation Technology Sample
  Lists information about the current forest, the current domain, child domains, and the domain controller.

• Active Directory Domain Services Replication State Information Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to retrieve the current replication state information.

• Active Directory Domain Services Replication State Management Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to manage Active Directory replication

• Active Directory Domain Services Schema Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to retrieve and extend Active Directory schema.

• Active Directory Domain Services Topology Information Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to retrieve topological information in the Active Directory.

• Active Directory Domain Services Topology Management Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to manage the Active Directory topology by creating a new site and adding subnets.

• Active Directory Domain Services Trust Management Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to manage the Active Directory trust.

• Active Directory Domain Services Trust Reporting Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to retrieve the Active Directory trust information.

• Basic Directory Search Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to do a basic search in Active Directory.

• BER Encoding Technology Sample
  Demonstrates basic encoding rules (BER) encoding and decoding.

• Create and Delete Local Group Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to create a local group, add a user to a local group, and delete a local group.

• Directory Entry Configuration Settings Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to get and set directory configuration settings.

• Directory Synchronization Search Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to perform an Active Directory directory synchronization search.

• Display Security Descriptor Object Technology Sample
  Demonstrates how to display the security descriptor object for a directory entry in Active Directory.

• DSML Batch Request Technology Sample
  Demonstrates batch operations using DSML.

• DSML Exception Handling Technology Sample
  Demonstrates handling exceptions using DSML.

• DSML Paged Search Technology Sample
  Demonstrates performing a paged search using DSML.

• DSML ReadRootDSE Technology Sample
  Demonstrates reading the RootDSE object and printing its attributes using DSML.

• DSML Send Request Technology Sample
  Sends requests to the server to perform directory operations using DSML.

• LDAP Asynchronous Operations Technology Sample
  Demonstrates asynchronous operations using LDAP.

• LDAP Exceptions Technology Sample
  Demonstrates LDAP exception handling.

• LDAP Paged Search Technology Sample
  Demonstrates performing a paged search of the Active Directory using LDAP.

• LDAP ReadRootDSE Technology Sample
  Demonstrates reading the RootDSE object and printing its attributes using LDAP.

• LDAP Referral Technology Sample
  Demonstrates sending a request that will generate a referral using LDAP.

• LDAP Send Request Technology Sample
  Demonstrates various directory operations using LDAP.

Reference

System.DirectoryServices

System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory

System.DirectoryServices.Protocols