Chapter 9. Active Directory Utilities

Sysinternals publishes three utilities to help manage Active Directory, and to diagnose and troubleshoot issues involving Active Directory.

  • AdExplorer is an advanced Active Directory viewer and editor.

  • AdInsight is a real-time monitor that traces Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) API calls.

  • AdRestore enumerates tombstoned Active Directory objects and lets you restore those objects.

AdExplorer

Active Directory Explorer (AdExplorer) is an advanced, low-level Active Directory viewer and editor. AdExplorer provides much of the same functionality as Windows’ ADSI Edit, but its many features and ease of use make AdExplorer more powerful and convenient. You can use AdExplorer to navigate an Active Directory ...

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