Active Directory Domain Services 2008 : Configure Attributes to Be Copied When Duplicating Users, Configure Attributes Not to Be Copied When Duplicating Users

8/17/2012 6:09:19 PM

Scenario/Problem: You have a custom attribute you added to your schema and want this attribute to be copied when users are duplicated.

Solution: Configure the attribute to be copied when duplicating users.

To configure an attribute to be copied when duplicating users, perform the following steps:

1.	Log on to a domain controller or a member computer that has Windows Server 2008 RSAT installed.
2.	Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and click Active Directory Schema.
3.	In the console tree, expand Active Directory Schema and then click Attributes.
4.	In the details pane, right-click the attribute you want to be copied when duplicating users and click Properties.
5.	On the attribute properties page, select the check box next to Attribute is copied when duplicating a user, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Configuring an attribute to be copied when duplicating a user.
6.	Click OK to save the changes.

Scenario/Problem: You do not want an attribute to be copied when users are duplicated.

Solution: Configure the attribute not to be copied when duplicating users.

To configure an attribute not to be copied when duplicating users, perform the following steps:

1.	Log on to a domain controller or a member computer that has Windows Server 2008 RSAT installed.
2.	Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and click Active Directory Schema.
3.	In the console tree, expand Active Directory Schema and then click Attributes.
4.	In the details pane, right-click the attribute you do not want to be copied when duplicating users and click Properties.
5.	On the attribute properties page, deselect the check box next to Attribute is copied when duplicating a user, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2. Configuring an attribute not to be copied when duplicating a user.
6.	Click OK to save the changes.

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