Metabase Administration
The IIS Manager interface, an MMC-based administration console, is the primary means of modifying the Metabase. IIS also optionally provides a web-based administration console. The XML files are human-readable, and when the Allow direct metabase edits feature is turned on (not recommended by Microsoft) it can be viewed and edited with simple text editing software like Notepad.
The Metabase is also programmable through several APIs - Admin Base Objects (ABO), Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), and the .NET Framework's System.Directory Services.
The Metabase can also be administered using the Metabase Explorer tool which is part of the Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit Tools
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