Public Active directory for testing

Question

I need to write some .NET code for listing user and groups. I am planing to use LINQ. I do not have access to the Active directory for testing. I do not have a server and can not set up my own Active directory. Are there any public Active directory that I could use for testing. The code is only reading data from the Active directory and not writing any data.

Answer 1

I don't think AD is the sort of thing you would find a public server to develop against.

Best would be to run either ADAM or AD as a virtual machine on your dev box. Neither require much processor or RAM.

Answer 2

Maybe you can install a local ADAM instead of a full-blown AD.