User definable xD buttons for Windows, Linux and Novell
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Use the user definable xD buttons to manage Windows (AD), Linux (OpenLDAP) and Novell (eDirectory) directory servers in a table based GUI environment. This is basically a highly flexible user manager with which you can view, sort, export, create, mass-modify and mass-delete user accounts. Learn to use it for one operating system and use it for another when needed without effort - everything looks and works the same way for all three supported operating systems.

What is flexible besides the multi-OS support?

·Like the name implies there are user definable buttons, three buttons for each OS and each button can be defined to return a grid with any combination of user account attributes.  
·The new account dialog is also very much user definable. Firstly there are ten user defined fields in the dialog for which you can set labels and choose if properties are mandatory or not. Secondly, when a user is to be created, all field content from the dialog is sent to a SetupBatcher script that is executed - a script in the background makes it possible to create not only accounts, but also directories, shares, set rights etc. at the same time and exactly the way you want.  

How to select a Windows, Linux or Novell directory server

Windows




The windows buttons are located in the middle of the screen right above the "AD" button.

·You need to be logged on as domain administrator on the local machine on which the AdmWin executable is executed.  
·Enter a NetBIOS name of a domain controller in the machine text box. The user definable Windows buttons will be enabled if both the local machine and the computer that is explored supports active directory calls.  

Linux



Click the small "L" button in the upper right corner to open the Linux button window.

·You need a Linux server with OpenLDAP 2.0 or higher, configured to accept SSL connections on port 636. You also need a a locally installed SSL certificate.  



·In the "LDAP server" field, enter the LDAP server IP name.  
·In the "BaseDN" field, enter the path to the desired root container. Examples: To extract data for the "people" container and all subcontainers in "rh-domain.com", enter "dc=com/dc=rh-domain/ou=people". To extract data for all containers in "rh-domain.com", enter "dc=com/dc=rh-domain".  
·In the "LDAP admin account" field, enter full directory path to the LDAP admin account. The superuser admin account is declared in the OpenLDAP server configuration file slapd.conf on the row that begins with "rootdn". ("Regardless of what access control policy is defined, the rootdn is always allowed to read and write everything and anything.")  
·In the "LDAP admin password" field, enter the LDAP admin password.  

Novell



Click the small "N" button in the upper right corner to open the Novell button window.

·Before using the ND buttons, install the NetWare client and the Novell controls on the local machine and log in as admin.  



·Enter the NDS path to the desired root container in the text field.  

How to get a list of user accounts with properties

·Click "1", "2" or "3" (or press Alt+number on the keyboard) to enumerate defined properties for all accounts in the selected container.  
·When done, SetupExplorer displays a ResultGrid.  

How to search and export displayed data

·Right-click in the grid to find, copy and save the displayed data, see General ResultGrid functions.  

Tip: Export properties automatically in a SetupBatcher script by using Data.Get.AD, Data.Get.LD.Find or Data.Get.ND together with Data.Save.