Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Are you copying a user in Active Directory

Are you copying a user in Active Directory or using a user template?

It's important to realize that not all attributes are copied. The list below summarizes the attributes that are copied. It is not useful to configure any other attributes in the template, as they will not be copied.


• General tab. No properties are copied from the General tab.
• Address tab. P.O. box, city, state or province, ZIP or postal code, and country or region are copied. Note that the street address itself is not copied.
• Account tab. Logon hours, logon workstations, account options, and account expiration are copied.
• Profile tab. Profile path, logon script, home drive, and home folder path are copied.
• Organization tab. Department, company, and manager are copied.
• Member Of tab. Group membership and primary group are copied.

Note: There are other attributes that are copied that are not even visible in the user Properties dialog box. These attributes include assistant, division, and employee type.
 
Copy a User Account:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771231.aspx

Attribute is copied when duplicating user check box. You can modify or add only the attributes that are instances of the user class. See Knowledge Base article 827832 at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827832  for instructions.