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Toddler -----Original Message----- From: Jason B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 12:12 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] The missing fields Tell me about it... when one user constantly "pushes" software, and does it in a non-chalant manner, I usually steer clear. If any software is valuable, it will have a lot more than one user lauding it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 10:01 AM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] The missing fields >A buy guy?? > > I would be happy to sell you a copy of adfind and admod if that is the > only > thing holding you back. How much you want to spend on them? > > In the meanwhile, you getting a kickback from Javelina? That has got to be > the 4 post or so in a week where you have dropped that name. :) > > joe > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Myrick, Todd > (NIH/CC/DNA) > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 11:23 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] The missing fields > > For a cost conscious and hands on types, Joe's tools and Robbie Allen's > scripts are the best value. I am a "Buy-Guy" though, and for bulk > administration, and delegation of bulk administration to those that are > not > that AD Savvy, I like AD Toolkit http://www.javelinasoftware.com > > AD Toolkit offers the ability to generate quick reports, and also does a > good job of identifying every field that you can populate and query on. A > lot of times, you will have to find documentation on the fields on MSDN to > know which ones to query on. Reports can be converted to spreadsheets or > emailed to you, and there is a scheduling option as well. > > Todd > > > -----Original Message----- > From: joe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 10:35 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] The missing fields > > You aren't missing anything. Extending ADUC to display new fields it > doesn't > already display is generally not trivial. Unless you are a programmer, it > is > often considered out of reach. > > The most quick and dirty solution is to write a script to do the update. > After that would be using a web interface of some sort or something like > that. > > If you are a programmer, you can fairly quickly throw together a form > display what you want displayed the way you want it displayed and even > include business logic in what gets set and how which can be specific to > your company, division, group, team, etc... Just don't forget that those > business rules are in your client and not in the server so don't expect > them > to always be correct as someone could use another method to update the > fields. > > joe > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Clark > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 10:28 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: [ActiveDir] The missing fields > > There are a number of useful fields in AD Room number, License Plate etc > that are not presented in ADUC, the recommendation is to fill them in > programmatically. I have been asked to delegate the power to edit these > fields to a phone book operator, who really wants a simply interface like > users and computers. > > The search function can be harnessed with a QDS file query and rundll32 > C:\WINDOWS\system32\dsquery.dll,OpenSavedDsQuery %1 which allows the user > to > edit given the right privs most of the data but some of it e.g. > room number is still beyond my reach. > > Its such a simple thing that I know I'm missing something obvious but some > help would be appreciated. What approaches are other people using if any > or > do we not use these "hidden" unless its with dsmod? > > Gary > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
