Directory Services

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access-control entry
An entry, in an access-control list, that contains a set of access rights and a security identifier, that identifies a trustee for whom rights are granted, denied, or audited.
access-control list
A list of access-control entries that define permissions for an object.
ACE
See access-control entry.
ACL
See access-control list.
Active Directory Service Interfaces
A set of specifications for COM objects and interfaces used to perform common administrative operations, such as adding a new user or managing a print queue.
ADSI
See Active Directory Service Interfaces.
ADsPath
A string that uniquely identifies an object in a directory service, including the directory service provider.
Automation
A set of methods, accessed through the IDispatch interface, used to manipulate objects within a scripting environment.