User Attributes

[vishnu]

Hi

I have a question regarding the attributes of an object

for example : let us take a user

i need to add the users location in the building eg first
floor
i also need to add an attribute like the marital status
for example

can we achieve the above

i also would like to know if there is any possibility of
creating an account template

for example a template in which the address, phone number
and fax would all be common so the values to be keyed in
would be the name only

i would be extremely greateful to you if can some can help
me in the above

Thank you
Best Regards

Vishnu

 

[Matjaz Ladava [MVP]]

Extending AD schema is not a task, that should be taken lightly as it it a
one-way process. To add custom attributes to your user class, you need to
extend that class with your custom attributes. You can start by reading
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/netdir/ad/extending_the_schema.asp.
To get a good knowledge about this subject, I would recomand you to get a
good book on AD (Inside Active Directory from Sakara Kouti is a good one)
For user templates, you have two options. One would be to create a script
for creating user and automaticaly populate user properties. Other would be
to create a user template (dissabled account), and then use copy function to
create new user.

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Regards

Matjaz Ladava, MCSE (NT4 & 2000), Windows MVP
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http://ladava.com