SetupExplorer

SetupExplorer is mainly a table based user manager for Windows, Linux and Novell. It is also a share viewer and a powerful group editor for Windows.

Actually there are two different user managers. The first, Windows SAM explorer, is Windows only and is based on old SAM account calls, this one includes a SAM group editor and the share viewer. The second one, the User definable xD buttons, is more directory oriented and supports Active Directory, OpenLDAP and eDirectory for Windows, Linux and Novell respectively. The second manager also includes a more powerful group editor for Windows in which all kinds of groups are displayed and where it is possible to modify group membership for many accounts at once.

Comparison between the SAM explorer and the User definable xD buttons
(from a Windows perspective)

Feature	Windows SAM explorer	User definable xD buttons
Support for Linux and Novell	No	Yes
Support for NT4 server and local Windows workstation accounts*	Yes	No
View basic account data	Yes	Yes
Basic user data enumeration speed	Faster (SAM calls)	Slower (AD calls)
View AD data	Limited; displays AD container, CN and UPN and nothing more.	Yes, all, definable for each button.
View Terminal server settings	Yes	No
View Exchange attributes	No	Yes
Show all existing attributes for an account	No	Yes
Compare two accounts and show differences	No	Yes
Create and delete accounts based on SetupBatcher script**	Yes	Yes
Edit accounts	Limited; "manage" - set password, disable, unlock, set logon hours and description	Edit most editable properties
Mass edit accounts***	No	Yes
GUI group membership editor	Yes, for global groups on servers and local on workstations	Yes, for all kinds of groups on servers
Mass edit groups	No	Yes
View shares	Yes	No
Export all displayed data to clipboard	Yes	Yes

* Beside single NT4 to XP workstation support there is also a multiple workstation mode where local accounts from all workstations in a domain can be downloaded at once.

** Both user managers share the same create and delete dialog but the underlying script is different.

*** It is possible to select a range of accounts in the User definable xD buttons and edit a property for the range. Both user managers can export account names via the clipboard to the SetupBatcher [Data] section for more advanced batch editing.