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Schema Preview
The Schema Preview screen enables the user to view the proposed extensions to the schema. This screen
reads the selected schema files, parses the XML, and displays it as a tree view. It lists all of the details of
the attributes and classes that will be installed.
Setup
The Setup screen is used to enter the appropriate information before extending the schema.
The Directory Server section of the Setup screen enables you to select whether you will be using Active
Directory or eDirectory, and to set the computer name and the port to be used for LDAP communications.
IMPORTANT:
Extending the schema on Active Directory requires that the user be an
authenticated Schema Administrator, that the schema is not write protected, and the directory
is the FSMO role owner in the tree. The installer will attempt to make the target directory server
the FSMO Schema Master of the forest.
To get write access to the schema on Windows® 2000 requires a change to the registry safety
interlock. If the user selects the
Active Directory
option, the schema extender will attempt to
make the registry change. It will only succeed if the user has rights to do this. Write access to
the schema is automatically enabled on Windows® Server 2003.
