Chapter 7. Solution Collection 7: Extending User Attributes and Management Tools

In this chapter:

Scenarios, Pain, and Solution 479

7-1: Best Practices for User Names 481

7-2: Using Saved Queries to Administer Active Directory Objects 491

7-3: Create MMC Consoles for Down-Level Administrators 499

7-4: Extending the Attributes of User Objects 506

7-5: Creating Administrative Tools to Manage Unused and Custom Attributes 513

7-6: Moving Users and Other Objects 523

7-7: Provisioning the Creation of Users 526

It occurs to me that if there were not users in our enterprises, we would not have much to do. Luckily, they do keep us busy. They are hired, they are terminated, they change names, they move locations, they log on to one or more computers, and—oh, yes—they ...

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