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There is a tool called <b>ADSI Editor</b> you may try.<br />
BUT... how do you create the accounts? Do you use Windows mechanisms or connect from Linux with an AD API?
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There is a tool called ADSI Editor you may try.
BUT... how do you create the accounts? Do you use Windows mechanisms or connect from Linux with an AD API?

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the accounts are created simply using Active Directory (New &gt;&nbsp;User &gt;&nbsp;fill in info).
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Hey..

the accounts are created simply using Active Directory (New > User > fill in info).

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Is there a way to change the default for &quot;Unix Attributes&quot; that are populated in AD. &nbsp;I would like to change the default login shell to be /bin/bash instead of /bin/sh by default when new users are created.
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Is there a way to change the default for "Unix Attributes" that are populated in AD.  I would like to change the default login shell to be /bin/bash instead of /bin/sh by default when new users are created.

How to change Unix default attributes in AD

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