Method and apparatus for configuring a computer

A system comprising:

• a database comprising configuration settings for a computer;
• a scripting interface comprising a Scripting Server and at least one Scripting Plug-In, wherein said Scripting Server receives a script having commands for configuring said computer, said Scripting Server parses said script to determine one of said at least one Scripting Plug-In for said script;
• and
• said one of said at least one Scripting Plug-In configured to access said computer and modify said configuration settings.

An apparatus for configuring a computer comprising:

• means for obtaining a database having at least one configuration settings for a computer;
• means for obtaining a script having commands for configuring said computer;
• means for parsing said script to determine an appropriate Scripting PlugIn for said script, wherein said Scripting Plug-In maintains knowledge of specific fields and methods of objects stored in said database;
• and
• means for forwarding said script to said Scripting Plug-In, wherein said Scripting Plug-In executes said commands thereby configuring said computer.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for configuring a computer, said computer program product comprising computer readable code configured to cause a computer to:
• obtain a database having at least one configuration settings for a computer;
• obtain a script having commands for configuring said computer;
• parse said script to determine an appropriate Scripting Plug-In for said script, wherein said Scripting Plug-In maintains knowledge of specific fields and methods of objects stored in said database;
• and
• forward said script to said Scripting Plug-In, wherein said Scripting PlugIn executes said commands thereby configuring said computer.