Managing the Active Directory schema from MMC

The Active Directory Schema snap-in is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) administrative tool for managing the schema. The Active Directory Schema snap-in can only be used from a computer with access to a domain. The Active Directory Schema snap-in is not available by default on the Administrative Tools menu, and must be added manually. For more information, see To install the Active Directory Schema snap-in.

For advanced administrators and programmers, there are other tools that can be used to configure, manage, and troubleshoot the schema. For more information, see Administration tools for the Active Directory schema.

In addition to the Active Directory Schema snap-in, the following snap-ins are also available for administering Active Directory:

Active Directory Users and Computers
Active Directory Domains and Trusts
Active Directory Sites and Services

For more information about these tools, see Managing Active Directory from MMC.

For more information about MMC, see MMC overview.