Windows NT/2000 ADSI Scripting for System Administration

Using the robust object model available found in ADSI's IIS service provider, you can manipulate every aspect of Web site configuration. Using ADSI and Visual Basic, you can easily manipulate the configuration of each of the following commonly used property sheets in the IIS 4.0 Internet Service Manager:

• The Web Site property sheet

• The Web Operators property sheet

• The Web Performance property sheet

• The Home Directory property sheet

• The Documents property sheet

• The Directory Security property sheet

• The HTTP Headers property sheet

Although ADSI does expose the ability to manage custom errors and ISAPI filters, the relatively small demand and significant coding complexity of these procedures does not lend well to programmatic administration. Consult the ADSI SDK, IIS Web Administration ASP code, and IIS product documentation to manipulate these properties.

Whether you simply need to configure a new site with some default property assignments or need to establish a complex site configuration, all this can be easily performed using ADSI.