Contact information for Active Directory user accounts
Enter the data used by this user account for contacting the identity by telephone.
Table 39: Contact data
Phone |
Telephone number. If you have assigned an account definition, the input field is automatically filled out with respect to the manage level. |
Phone private |
Private telephone number. |
Fax |
Fax number. If you have assigned an account definition, the input field is automatically filled out with respect to the manage level. |
Mobile phone |
Mobile number. If you have assigned an account definition, the input field is automatically filled out with respect to the manage level. |
Pager |
Pager number. |
Website |
Website. |
IP telephone number |
IP telephone number. |
Comment |
Text field for additional explanation. |
POSIX properties for Active Directory user accounts
User accounts with the POSIXACCOUNT object class also have the following properties mapped.
Table 40: POSIX properties
GID number |
ID of the primary user group in the domain. |
Gecos |
Additional information, such as full name or phone numbers. |
Login shell |
Name and path of the login shell. |
Unix home directory |
Full path of the Unix home directory. |
UID Posix |
Unique ID within the domain. |
UID number |
Unique ID in the Unix system. |
Assigning Active Directory account policies to Active Directory user accounts
For domains from the Windows Server 2008 R2 functional level and above, it is possible to define additional password policies in addition to the default password policies. This allows individual users and groups to be subjected to stricter account policies as intended for global groups.
To specify account policies for a user account
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In the Manager, select the Active Directory > User accounts category.
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Select the user account in the result list.
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Select the Assign account policies task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign account policies.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove account policy assignments.
To remove an assignment
- Save the changes.
Assigning secretaries to Active Directory user accounts
Assign a secretary to a user account. The secretary is displayed in the email recipient’s properties in Microsoft Outlook.
To assign a secretary to a user account
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In the Manager, select the Active Directory > User accounts category.
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Select the user account in the result list.
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Select the Assign secretary task.
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Select the table which contains the user from the drop-down Table at the top of the form. You have the following options:
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In the Add assignments pane, assign secretaries.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned secretaries.
To remove an assignment
- Save the changes.