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Associate AD attribute with user accounts

There is an out of the box 2008 schema attribute called "buildingName". How do I associate this with user accounts so I can populate it with data through ADUC?

dave_it

I'm not sure if this can be done. The attribute is for organizations and OUs, so I'd have to do some digging to see if it can be done or not. Perhaps some of the other experts will have a more definitive answer.

Justin Smith

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Thanks for the quick reply. Yes it appeared to be for OU's, but I don't even see a way to populate it on OU's. Am I missing something?

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agineg

If you actually want to associate your "building name" with user accounts, then possibly you might try using the physicalDeliveryOfficeName attribute instead. Two nice features of this attribute are that it shows up in the Outlook Address Book under the column heading "Office", and it is directly accessible in ADUC.

You might populate this field with either the building name, or a hybrid of the building name and the office or cubicle within the building. The field is designed to hold information specific enough for a delivery person to bring something to the office or cubicle occupant.

Justin Smith

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Thanks for replies. I guess my question becomes how do I populate the buildingAttribute for user accounts? Is it even possible?

Agineg - we are already using the physicalDelivery attribute :)

Justin Smith

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Does show how to add things to ADUC, but not adding teh buildingName to users.