Showing hidden attributes of Active Directory Users

Question

User2141896116 posted

Hiii...

I need to show some hidden attributes of active directory users such as employeeID, this attribute exists in AD schema but hidden.

I also wonder how to add a new tab to AD user properties and customize it.

any ideas might help.

Answer 1

User-508806111 posted

Here is a sample code with comments to retrieve appropriate fields:

 

        Dim oroot As DirectoryEntry = New DirectoryEntry("LDAP://YOURACTIVEDIRECTORY", "USERNAME-ADMIN, "PASSWORD")
        Dim osearcher As DirectorySearcher = New DirectorySearcher(oroot)
        Dim oresult As SearchResultCollection
        Dim result As SearchResult

        osearcher.Filter = "(&(objectCategory=person))" ' search filter
        osearcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("cn") ' username
        osearcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("name") ' full name
        osearcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("givenname") ' firstname
        osearcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("sn") ' lastname
        osearcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("mail") ' mail
        osearcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("initials") ' initials
        osearcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("ou") ' organizational unit
        osearcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("userPrincipalName") ' login name
        osearcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("distinguishedName") ' distinguised name
        oresult = osearcher.FindAll()

        For Each result In oresult
            If Not result.GetDirectoryEntry.Properties("sn").Value Is Nothing Then
                ' writes specific values retrieved from above - this is just a sample.
                response.write(result.GetDirectoryEntry.Properties("cn").Value & ":" & result.GetDirectoryEntry.Properties("userPrincipalName").Value)
            End If
        Next

 hope this helps.

Jae.

Answer 2

User2141896116 posted

Thanx Jae for your reply, but seems I didnt explain it right;

 on the property window of a certain user in the active directory, how can i show a hidden attribute such as employeeID? and if this requires adding a new tab to the propery window to place the additional attributes then how to add it?

 

Thanks