Chapter 13. LDAP Server Configuration

Extend and Update the Active Directory Schema

To extend and update the Active Directory Schema, you must do the following 3 procedures: 1) create a new attribute; 2) extend the object class with the new attribute; and 3) edit the active directory users with the extended schema.

Creating a New Attribute

To create a new attribute do the following:

1.From the Start menu, open Administrative Tools → Active Directory Schema.

2.In the left panel of the screen that comes up, right-click Attributes:

3.Select New → Attribute.

4.In the warning message that appears, click Continue to bring up the Create New Attribute dialog box.

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