Re: How to add attributes/fields to Active Directory for Users and Computers

  • Thread starter Jamie Vachon [MVP]
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Jamie Vachon [MVP]

To extend the MMC UI for AD, you need to create display specifiers. They
are discussed in the ADSI SDK. Go to www.microsoft.com/adsi and download the latest SDK.

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Jamie Vachon
[MVP ADSI]
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A long time ago, I remember there was a way to modify the display that shows user entry properties when you run Active Directory Users and Computers. Basically, when I show the properties of the users, I want to be able to show an additional attribute - employeeid - where only a couple of people would actually be able to see/modify that value that is located in that attribute. Most administrators and others would not be able to see the value.

I would prefer not to do this with vbscript or some other piece of code.

Does any have a pointer for me on how to do this?

Thanks in advance.

-- Alexis
 
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Jeff Jones [MSFT]

See "Extending the User Interface for Directory Objects" in MSDN.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d..._the_user_interface_for_directory_objects.asp

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Jeff Jones [MS]
Active Directory Administration Tools Development
Microsoft Corporation
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.



To extend the MMC UI for AD, you need to create display specifiers. They
are discussed in the ADSI SDK. Go to www.microsoft.com/adsi and download the
latest SDK.

--
----------------------------------------
Jamie Vachon
[MVP ADSI]
----------------------------------------
A long time ago, I remember there was a way to modify the display that shows
user entry properties when you run Active Directory Users and Computers.
Basically, when I show the properties of the users, I want to be able to
show an additional attribute - employeeid - where only a couple of people
would actually be able to see/modify that value that is located in that
attribute. Most administrators and others would not be able to see the
value.

I would prefer not to do this with vbscript or some other piece of code.

Does any have a pointer for me on how to do this?

Thanks in advance.

-- Alexis
 

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