Actually, I'm doing a bit of VB.net for a class I'm taking. I tend to cobble together admin scripts for various tasks, which is why VBScript works so well.
I'm actually reading up on C# as a potential replacement for larger scale scripts, but I haven't actually put bits to disk with it yet... Ultimately, I'm looking at doing some transport sink processing within IIS's SMTP engine, but that's going to have to be in my copious spare time[1] -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. [1] Of which I have none. > -----Original Message----- > From: Glenn Corbett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 8:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > Roger, > > You should be able to convert the Primary Windows NT Account into a > Domain\Username pair....I did do it some time ago (yeah, it was Ex 5.5 > timeframe too)....I'll have a dig around (from memory it was using > LookupAccountSID *shudder*) > > If your UPN in 2k and Exchange email address use the same format (ie > [EMAIL PROTECTED]), you could cheat a bit, and use the > UPN conversion > type code: > > ADS_NAME_TYPE_USER_PRINCIPAL_NAME = 9 > User principal name format. For example, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *shrug* might be worth a stab. > > not sure about mixing NT v4 and 2k servers in the call, I > don't think it > would work too well (may require AD). > > Come over to the 'Dark Side' with VB.NET.....its nice and > warm here *looks > at the fires of hell*. > > G. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger Seielstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:42 PM > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > > Cool.... Might be able to stay away from a compiler for another 3 > months... > > > > I know what it was that didn't work - VBScript can't handle the way > Exchange > > 5.5[1] returns the Primary Windows NT Account attribute - > it comes back as > a > > string octet (I think). The VB examples all included the > same contstant > > defs, so I was thinking it was the same thing I looked at a > month or two > > ago. > > > > Now I'm wondering if I can just direct translate using the > syntax below... > > I'll have to try that later... > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis Inc. > > > > [1] Yeah, I'm still running it > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Glenn Corbett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 8:36 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > > > > > > > >From the online help about NameTranslate, VBScript Example > > > (havent tried it, > > > but looks like it should work) > > > > > > Dim nto > > > const ADS_NAME_INITTYPE_SERVER = 2 > > > const ADS_NAME_TYPE_1779 = 1 > > > const ADS_NAME_TYPE_NT4 = 3 > > > > > > server = "aDsServer" > > > user = "jeffsmith" > > > dom = "Fabrikam" > > > passwd = "top secret" > > > dn = "CN=jeffsmith,CN=Users,DC=Fabrikam,DC=COM" > > > > > > Set nto = Server.CreateObject("NameTranslate") > > > nto.InitEx ADS_NAME_INITTYPE_SERVER, server, user, dom, passwd > > > nto.Set ADS_NAME_TYPE_1779, dn > > > result = nto.Get(ADS_NAME_TYPE_NT4) > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Roger Seielstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:31 PM > > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > > > > > > > The only problem with that is you can't call the same methods > > > from VBScript > > > - which is where I seem to need it the most.. > > > > > > Better brush up on my mAd VB.net skilz... > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > > Inovis Inc. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Glenn Corbett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 8:17 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > > > > > > > > > > Pablo, > > > > > > > > here is some code I use in VB.NET to do a similar > thing, should be > > > > convertable to C# without much hassle > > > > > > > > strUserName = the fully qualified LDAP path of a user > or group, ie > > > > LDAP://CN=GroupName,DC=testdomain,DC=local > > > > > > > > 'Constants required, rest are in the online doco for > NameTranslate > > > > Const ADS_NAME_INITTYPE_GC = 3 > > > > Const ADS_NAME_TYPE_1779 = 1 > > > > Const ADS_NAME_TYPE_NT4 = 3 > > > > > > > > Dim Translate As New ActiveDs.NameTranslate > > > > Dim strUser As String > > > > > > > > 'We want to chat to a GC server, any one will do > > > > Translate.Init(ADS_NAME_INITTYPE_GC, "") > > > > 'Pass in the FQDN name of the object > > > > Translate.Set(ADS_NAME_TYPE_1779, Mid(strUserName, 8)) <-- > > > > the call doesnt > > > > like the LDAP:// on the front, so strip it > > > > 'Get back the NT v4 Equivalent > > > > strUser = Translate.Get(ADS_NAME_TYPE_NT4) > > > > Translate = Nothing > > > > > > > > strUser now = the DOMAIN\UserName pair > > > > > > > > You can easily go the other way, ie pass in the > > > > Domain\username pair, and > > > > get back the LDAP path. Its all in the online doco, just do a > > > > search for > > > > NameTranslate > > > > > > > > Very cool actually, was hacking around trying to pull apart > > > > LDAP strings and > > > > massage them myself, this is MUCH easier (and faster) > > > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > > > Glenn > > > > (lucky you asked today, worked out how to to this last > night *grin*) > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Pablo Curello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 9:44 PM > > > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > > > > > > > > > > That's right, but what if the user Pablo Curello is inside an > > > > organizational > > > > group ? > > > > In that case, the LDAP string should be (for example): > > > > "LDAP://cn=Pablo > > > > Curello, ou=Sales, dc=yourdomain, dc=com". > > > > It doesn´t work with: "LDAP://cn=Pablo Curello, > > > dc=yourdomain, dc=com" > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Costanzo, Ray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 2:34 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > I believe that you mean DOMAIN\Username, and if so: > > > > > > > > Function GetFullName(sUser) > > > > Dim sUsername, sDomain > > > > sUserInfo = Split(sUser, "\") > > > > sDomain = sUserInfo(0) > > > > sUsername = sUserInfo(1) > > > > Set oUser = GetObject("WinNT://" & sDomain & "/" & sUsername > > > > & ",user") > > > > GetFullName = oUser.Fullname > > > > Set oUser = Nothing > > > > End Function > > > > > > > > That will give you the full name, such as: "Curello\, Pablo" > > > > > > > > And then you can use: > > > > > > > > sFullname = GetFullName("pcurello") > > > > sLDAP = "LDAP://cn="; & sFullname & ",dc=yourdomain,dc=com" > > > > > > > > How you get the dc= part from the oldschool netbios name, > > > I'm not sure > > > > though. And I can't translate this to C for you. :] > > > > > > > > Ray at work > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Pablo Curello [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello all. > > > > Does anybody know how to transform a user's identity > > > > "DOMAIN/USERNAME" to an > > > > ldap connection string "CN=name, DC=..." ? > > > > I know how to do it in COM (C++) using IADsNameTranslate > > > > interface, but now > > > > I´m using C#. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > > > > ************** > > > > ****************************** > > > > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended > > > > only for the > > > > personal and confidential use > > > > of the recipient(s) named above. Distribution, publication, or > > > > retransmission of this message is strictly > > > > prohibited. 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