This is one amazing tool! So I’ve been dealing with Microsoft Infrastructure for about 1.5 years now and kind of figuring out my way as I go along ;P
If you deploy LDAP directory such as Microsoft Active Directory, this GUI tool helps you navigate through your AD configuration and display details, which is quite helpful!
Especially if you need to run AD information against any programmed application/forms.
Have you ever used Microsoft Infopath to create forms and created a data connection to your AD? When inserting fields and controls, you can include AD object attributes to be fetched or compared. Which is automatically retrieved and you just have to select your choice but what if you want to configure non-Microsoft product or an in-house developed application that integrates with your LDAP directory.
If the management tool is installed on your Domain Controller that runs your AD services, go to Start -> Run -> LDP
One more thing, you can only run this shortcut, if the path where LDP.exe is stored is included in the PATH environment variable, to check you can go to:
Right click My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced tab -> Environment Variables -> In the System Variables scroll down to Path and include the path where ldp.exe is installed (ex. C:\Program Files\Support Tools) if it’s not there.
After running the tool, Connect to your server running AD and then bind using user with enough administrative privileges.
To view the detailed tree of your AD, go to View -> Tree and fill out your BaseDN and click OK. All the details will be displayed on the left pane, click on any result and it’s details and attributes will be displayed on the right pane.
from the details, you can get the object’s attributes, see below image
There is ALOT more you can do with this tool, this is just to get you going 
Check Out More: link
#1 by fa6fooo6 on April 30, 2009 - 1:15 AM
hey sis, this comment is unrelevant to the subject but since it’s ur recent post i figured I should comment here..
I read all your posts unless they are IT related, and in my head I comment.. I really think I wrote the comment but when I search it later I find that I didn’t write the comment!! it’s all in my head :S :S
I think I’m becoming a retard or an old women :S
either way.. Yukh
bj bj :*
#2 by MBH on April 30, 2009 - 12:33 PM
I prefer command line tools. I used the Windows utility.
Command line tools make it easy to save the output or pipe it to another program for further processing.
#3 by Marzouq on May 3, 2009 - 12:48 PM
I haven’t configured an LDAP server in a long time.. probably don’t remember all the steps! But an excellent tool!
#4 by Bloggylife on May 5, 2009 - 9:53 PM
LOL sis, sij we are loosing it ;P
MBH, you know I like GUI tools, especially if it’s a critical system, I checked out the link you provided, it still doesn’t give what I get out of my LDP tool.
On another note, I like this one too check it out
Marzouq, 3ad I confess, I clapped my hands after the results were displayed!