Directory Services C# Tutorial

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using System;
using System.Data;
using System.DirectoryServices;
public class MainClass {
   public static void Main(){
      try{
          DirectoryEntry directoryEntry1 = new DirectoryEntry();
          DirectoryEntry directoryEntry2 = new DirectoryEntry();
     
          directoryEntry1.AuthenticationType = System.DirectoryServices.AuthenticationTypes.Secure;
          directoryEntry1.Path = "WinNT://MSHOME/alien";
     
          directoryEntry2.Path = "WinNT://MSHOME/alien/Users";
     
          DirectoryEntry newUser = directoryEntry1.Children.Add( "myUser", "User" );
          newUser.Properties[ "FullName" ].Add( "myFullName" );
          newUser.Properties[ "Description" ].Add( "myDescription" );
          newUser.Invoke( "SetPassword", new object[] { "myPassword", } );
          newUser.Properties[ "PasswordExpired" ].Add( 1 );
          newUser.CommitChanges();
          directoryEntry2.Invoke( "Add", new Object[] { newUser.Path, } );
          directoryEntry2.CommitChanges();
          Console.WriteLine(" added" );
      }catch( Exception exc ) {
          Console.WriteLine( exc.ToString() );
      }
    }
}