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You can extend the schema to add an additional attribute. That attribute
could be added to the user object, say it is named "Shoe Size". All users
would have their own shoe size variable that could store the value of their
shoe size. So if the company ever wanted to query all employees for big
feet they could run a query against that attribute. This would also provide
the ability of a login script to query this user object to set an
environmental value.
I was not aware of the tool you mention and agree with your assertion to not
extend the schema but it is up to the questioner to decide on how they want
to manage their environment.
--
Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Manny Borges" <manny_borges@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ui74pyWlFHA.320@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Of course you can drop environmental variables changes out to
> users/systems via AD.Your vehicle for this, as with all client system
> configs, is Group Policy.
>
> You can create an ADM file that makes the required registry changes.
>
> Or ,more commonly, use a log on script specified by a GPO to set these
> variables.
> Check out
http://windows.about.com/od/tipsarchive/l/bltip419.htm
> as a launching point.
>
> Unfortunately this is probably not as real time as you would like it to
> be, but without a clearer statement of the problem its the best answer I
> can give right now.
>
> Paul, no offense, but I just do not understand what you are talking about
> with extending the schema and how that would be used to address this
> question. The schema is your definition of objects and attributes in the
> AD database and has no connection to environmental variables that I am
> aware of.
>
> In any case, MS recommends not to touch the schema unless you have a
> really good, well defined reason.
>
> --
> Manny Borges
> MCSE NT4-2003 (+ Security)
> MCT, Certified Cheese Master
>
> The pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to write with.
> -- Marty Feldman
> "Paul Bergson" <pbergson@allete_nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:exV5zxGlFHA.4028@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> No.
>>
>> The best you could do was extend the schema or used an unused attribute
>> to store information your clients could query. This info could be saved
>> in a number of different objects, user, computer, etc...
>>
>> I don't think this is what you want to do though.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> <pshroads@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1122659331.140266.25690@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>> I'd like to to be able to set environment variables in one place and
>>> have them pushed out automatically to clients. Ideally the clients
>>> would not have to reboot or logoff in order to get the new variables.
>>> Is this possible with AD?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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