December 2005 Entries
Update proxyAddresses property in Active Directory (AD) using System.DirectoryServices I have been asked if I could provide an example of reading / writing the property proxyAddresses – so hopefully this will help. Some basic assumptions: A binding has already been created (DirectoryEntry object), and we are going to work with that entry (we’ll refer to userEntry for our bound object reference); the proxyAddresses default prefixes (SMTP, smtp, and smtp-pager) already exist in the proxyAddresses...
Custom Properties in AD , Open DirectorySearcher Queries and Large LDAP Queries QUESTION Mike, I am new to AD and LDAP but have programmed the last couple of years in C#. I have read your articles. I am trying to write a program that will go in and check three columns in a User OU for each of the objects in that OU. I need to check the sAMAccountName, EmployeeNumber and UIDNumber. I have to make sure that the EN and the UID are the same but they must be different than the sAMAccountName. I then must...
How do I get my DotNetNuke (DNN) Portal Site In Search Engines I delved into the DNN arena earlier this year - and I'm very happy I did. A common question I have come across is, “How do I get my DNN Portal in search engines?” I found a very good article that reviews the key points for your success, and thought I'd link to it here for you. Many thanks for John for this information: http://www.dotnetnukesites.... Enjoy...
Local paths or mapped drives are not allowed in a farm, UNC notation is required If you are trying to restore a SharePoint Portal backup and you see this error - and you, like me (big smile) - are new to SPS - then this will drive you nuts!!! SharePoint does not backup/restore to / from physical drives / paths. You have to setup a share on the server and backup to and restore from a share. For example, if I have a backup.xml manifest in the C:\SPSBackup folder, and I attempt to restore from this...
The version in the manifest file does not correspond with the current version of SharePoint Portal Server If you are trying to restore a complete portal backup from one setup to another, you may receive this error. So, what version of SharePoint are you running? Regular SPS 03 deployment, or SP1 or 2 applied? 1. On the server, go to 'Add or Remove Programs' 2. For SPS and/or WSS, click 'Click Here for Support Information'. Note the version numbers below: Standard Installation: Windows SharePoint...