Users Guide

Using Microsoft Active Directory 163
Opening the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In
NOTE: On Windows 2000 Server, you can extend the schema but will not able to
install the Dell extension to the snap-in.
In order to manage the extended schema on the domain controllers running
Windows 2000, perform the following steps:
Connecting to a Windows 2000 Server Domain Controller from Another Domain
Controller
1 Click Start → Admin Tools → Active Directory Users and Computers.
2 In the left-hand pane, right click Active Directory Users and Computers .
3 Click Connect to Domain Controller to connect to another domain
controller.
4 Enter the name of the Windows 2000 domain controller.
Connecting to a Windows 2000 Server Domain controller from a Local System
1 You must have the appropriate Microsoft administrator pack installed on
your local system.
2 To install this administrator pack, click Start → Run , type MMC and press
<Enter> .
The
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) window is diaplayed.
3 Click File .
4 Click Add/Remove Snap-in .
5 Click Add .
6 Select the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-in and click Add .
7 Click Close and click OK .
This will connect to the current domain controller. If this is not the Windows
2000 domain controller, then continue with the steps mentioned under
"Connecting to a Windows 2000 Server Domain Controller from Another
Domain Controller".