I recently found a need to have Operating System and Service Pack information displayed dynamically in Active Directory Users and Computers rather than have it hardcoded into the Description attribute of the computer object. I remembered that many moons ago, I had seen Dean Wells demonstrate this ability, so I dug out my notes and […]
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Lync Server 2010 – Schema Updates (Search Flags and PAS)
December 17, 2010 
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Microsoft have provided information on the Active Directory Schema extensions for Lync Server 2010. The documentation fails to provide information on the Search Flags and which attributes are added to the Global Catalog. Based on Global Catalog Memberships (IsMemberOfPartialAttributeSet), I have extracted the infomation from the Lync Server 2010 Schema (LDF) files. They can be viewed in XLS format. Lync Server […]
Read moreVerify what version of the Active Directory Schema is installed.
September 14, 2010 0 Comments
To verify what version of the Active Directory Schema you have installed: Using adsiedit.msc, navigate to either of the relevant locations: Active Directory Schema version “CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=local” Exchange Server Schema Version “CN=Exchange Organisation,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=local” Note: Replace “dc=domain,dc=local” with your domain information. To verify the schema version, right click the distinguishedName that you navigated to and scroll […]
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