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Purpose:

The purpose of this article is to teach you the way to install the Active Directory schema snap-in in windows server 2003.

Active Directory Schema:

Schema is the set of definitions for the universe of objects that can be stored in a directory. For each object class, the schema defines which attributes an instance of the class must have, which additional attributes it can have, and which other object classes can be its parent object class. The Active Directory schema contains the definitions for all objects in the directory. Every new directory object you create is validated against the appropriate object definition in the schema before being written to the directory. The schema is made up of object classes and attributes.

To install the schema snap-in

Follow these steps

1.    Click Start, click Run, in the open box type cmd and then click OK. This will open command prompt.

2.    On the command prompt type regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll. A windows will appear indicating the successful message, click on OK.

 

3.    Click Start, click Run, type mmc /a and then click OK.

4.    On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in and then click Add.

5.    Under Snap-in, double-click Active Directory Schema, click Close and then click OK.

6.    To save this console, on the File menu, click Save.

7.    In Save in, point to the systemrootsystem32 directory.

8.    In File name, type schmmgmt.msc and then click Save.

9.    To list schema in Administrative Tools, open Administrative Tools in Control Panel.

10. Right click, point to New and then click Shortcut

11. Type the location of the schmmgmt.msc and then click Next.

12. Type a name for this shortcut, type Active Directory Schema and then click Finish.

 

 

 

Summary:

Modifying the schema is an advanced operation best performed by experienced programmers and system administrators. You can also run the Active Directory Schema snap-in from a computer running Windows XP Professional by installing the Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack on that computer. The Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack cannot be installed on computers running Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server. The regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll command will register schmmgmt.dll on your computer.

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