Re: Email Field in Active Directory
From: Andrei Ungureanu (andreix.nospam_at_msn.com)
Date: 12/02/04
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Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 23:27:30 +0200
>From what I have seen (and test) you can do this. Actually from what I have
seen the default email attribute corresponds to the default SMTP email
address (generated by RUS) .. so if those users do not have an exchange
mailbox .. I think that everything is ok. I'm not 100% sure about this so if
I'm wrong please correct me.
-- Andrei Ungureanu www.eventid.net Free Windows event logs reports http://www.altairtech.ca/evlog/ "Jeff" <Jeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:024085EC-A1C5-4E0B-ACA9-5E462F3191FC@microsoft.com... > Ok.. I think I need to rephrase my question. Basically, this network > SHOULD > have been two forests (I didnt design it, just trying to fix it as best as > possible). The child domain is a seperate entity from the main company. > The > child domain consists of OUs assigned to various third party companies > using > a service provided by the primary company. They will not be using the > Exchange server here (which is not currently part of AD. They still run a > 4.0 domain but will be cutting over soon). We want to populate the email > fields in the child domain users with their current email addresses. Is > this > a doable solution given that everyone is still in the same forest? > > "Chriss3 [MVP]" wrote: > >> It's how ever not a requirement to use the mail attribute, the mail >> attribute is in the default schema. >> >> -- >> Regards >> Christoffer Andersson >> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services >> >> No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup >> ------------------------------------------------ >> http://www.chrisse.se - Active Directory Tips >> >> "Glenn L" <the.only(delete)@gmail.com> skrev i meddelandet >> news:unEmMPB2EHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> > Jeff, >> > >> > Have you run Exchange setup /domainprep in this child domain. >> > >> > exchange domainprep is required in the following domains. >> > forest root domain >> > any domain that hosts exchange servers. >> > any domain that hosts user accounts with mailboxes. >> > -- >> > Glenn L >> > >> > CCNA, MCSE (2000,2003) + Security >> > "Tomasz Onyszko" <T.Onyszko@w2k.pl> wrote in message >> > news:eDPx%23N$1EHA.2112@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... >> >> Jeff wrote: >> >>> Ok.. I should know this but.. The forest root has an Exchange >> >>> server. >> >>> Off of this domain is a child domain that does not use this Exchange >> >>> server. Will there be any issues with us adding email addresses for >> >>> these users not using the Exchange server even though they are in the >> >>> same forest? >> >>> >> >> No, they should be no problem when You add e-mail address to this >> >> accounts >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Tomasz Onyszko [MVP] >> >> T.Onyszko@w2k.pl >> >> http://www.w2k.pl >> > >> > >> >> >>
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