Active Directory Schema

The Microsoft® Active Directory® schema contains formal definitions of every object class that can be created in an Active Directory forest. The schema also contains formal definitions of every attribute that can exist in an Active Directory object. This section provides the reference for each schema object and provides a brief explanation of the attributes, classes, and other objects that comprise the Active Directory schema.

Schema Documentation Program for Servers Running Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Server

The Schema Documentation Program, also known as schemadoc.exe, is used to document extensions made to your Active Directory schema. It will search your directory based on a prefix that you give it and copy the information from the classes and attributes that match the prefix into an XML file. All data that is entered during the course of this program, except the Directory Path and password fields, is stored in a file called xml.cfg.