In Active Directory, what is ADSI Edit?

In Active Directory, what is ADSI Edit?

• An editor for Active Directory System Integrity templates
• A command line text-based Active Directory management tool
• An LDAP editor for Active Directory objects and attributes
• An editor for the Active Directory Service Initiator 

 

EXPLANATION

ADSI Edit is an LDAP editor you can use to manage Active Directory objects and attributes that are not exposed through other more frequently used tools such as AD Users and Computers or AD Sites and Services.

SOURCE

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773354(v=ws.10).aspx