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Tables that start with the letter G and the associated parameters are given below. Click the arrow beside the table name to expand the section and view the parameters.

Table 1: Group

Group

Name

Type

Description

Id

[KEY]

String

Combined index and DN. Multiple indices are only possible when a column is set to SplitDataByRow.

DN

String

The full distinguished name.

RDN

String

The relative distinguished name.

BaseDN

String

The base distinguished name.

GroupType

String

Contains a set of flags that define the type and scope of a group object.For the possible values for this attribute, see Remarks.

InstanceType

String

A bitfield that dictates how the object is instantiated on a particular server. The value of this attribute can differ on different replicas even if the replicas are in sync.

NTSecurityDescriptor

String

The Windows NT security descriptor for the schema object. A security descriptor is a data structure that contains security information about an object, such as the ownership and permissions of the object.

ObjectCategory

String

An object class name used to group objects of this or derived classes.

ObjectClass

String

The list of classes from which this class is derived.

SAMAccountName

String

The logon name used to support clients and servers running earlier versions of the operating system, such as Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, Windows 98, and LAN Manager.

AccountNameHistory

String

The length of time that the account has been active.

AdminCount

String

Indicates that a given object has had its ACLs changed to a more secure value by the system because it was a member of one of the administrative groups (directly or transitively).

AdminDescription

String

The description displayed on admin screens.

AdminDisplayName

String

The name to be displayed on admin screens.

AllowedAttributes

String

Attributes that will be permitted to be assigned to a class.

AllowedAttributesEffective

String

A list of attributes that can be modified on the object.

AllowedChildClasses

String

Classes that can be contained by a class.

AllowedChildClassesEffective

String

A list of classes that can be modified.

AltSecurityIdentities

String

Contains mappings for X.509 certificates or external Kerberos user accounts to this user for the purpose of authentication.

BridgeheadServerListBL

String

The list of servers that are bridgeheads for replication.

CanonicalName

String

The name of the object in canonical format. myserver2.fabrikam.com/users/jeffsmith is an example of a distinguished name in canonical format.This is a constructed attribute. The results returned are identical to those returned by the following Active Directory function: DsCrackNames(NULL, DS_NAME_FLAG_SYNTACTICAL_ONLY, DS_FQDN_1779_NAME, DS_CANONICAL_NAME, ...).

Info

String

The user's comments. This string can be a null string.

Cn

String

The name that represents an object. Used to perform searches.

ControlAccessRights

String

Used by DS Security to determine which users can perform specific operations on the host object.

CreateTimeStamp

Datetime

The date when this object was created. This value isreplicated.

Description

String

Contains the description to display for an object. This value is restricted as single-valued for backward compatibility in some cases but is allowed to be multi-valued in others. See Remarks.

DesktopProfile

String

The location of the desktop profile for a user or group of users. Not used.

DisplayName

String

The display name for an object. This is usually the combination of the users first name, middle initial, and last name.

DisplayNamePrintable

String

The printable display name for an object. The printable display name is usually the combination of the user's first name, middle initial, and last name.

DSASignature

String

The DSA-Signature of an object is the Invocation-ID of the last directory to modify the object.

DSCorePropagationData

String

The DS-Core-Propagation-Data attribute is for internal use only.

Mail

String

The list of email addresses for a contact.

ExtensionName

String

The name of a property page used to extend the UI of a directory object.

Flags

String

To be used by the object to store bit information.

FromEntry

String

This is a constructed attribute that is TRUE if the object is writable and FALSE if it is read-only, for example, a GC replica instance.

FrsComputerReferenceBL

String

Reference to replica sets to which this computer belongs.

FRSMemberReferenceBL

String

Reference to subscriber objects for this member.

FSMORoleOwner

String

Flexible Single-Master Operation: The distinguished name of the DC where the schema can be modified.

GarbageCollPeriod

String

This attribute is located on the CN=Directory Service,CN=Windows NT,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,... object.It represents the time, in hours, between DS garbage collection runs.

GroupAttributes

String

The Group-Attributes attribute is not currently used.

GroupMembershipSAM

String

Windows NT Security. Down level Windows NT support.

IsCriticalSystemObject

String

If TRUE,the object hosting this attribute must be replicated during installation of a new replica.

IsDeleted

String

If TRUE, this object has been marked for deletion and cannot be instantiated. After the tombstone period has expired, it will be removed from the system.

MemberOf

String

The distinguished name of the groups to which this object belongs.

IsPrivilegeHolder

String

Backward link to privileges held by a given principal.

LastKnownParent

String

The Distinguished Name (DN) of the last known parent of an orphaned object.

LegacyExchangeDN

String

The distinguished name previously used by Exchange.

ManagedBy

String

The distinguished name of the user that is assigned to manage this object.

ManagedObjects

String

Contains the list of objects that are managed by the user. The objects listed are those that have the property managedBy property set to this user. Each item in the list is a linked reference to the managed object.

MasteredBy

String

Backward link for Has-Master-NCs attribute. The distinguished name for its NTDS Settings objects.

Member

String

The list of users that belong to the group.

ModifyTimeStamp

Datetime

A computed attribute that represents the date when this object was last changed. This value is not replicated.

MS-DS-ConsistencyChildCount

String

This attribute is used to check consistency between the directory and another object, database, or application, by comparing a count of child objects.

MS-DS-ConsistencyGuid

String

This attribute is used to check consistency between the directory and another object, database, or application, by comparing GUIDs.

NetbootSCPBL

String

A list of service connection points that reference this NetBoot server.

NonSecurityMember

String

Nonsecurity members of a group. Used for Exchange distribution lists.

NonSecurityMemberBL

String

List of nonsecurity-members for an Exchange distribution list.

NTGroupMembers

String

This attribute is not used.

DistinguishedName

String

Same as the Distinguished Name for an object. Used by Exchange.

ObjectGUID

String

The unique identifier for an object.

ObjectSid

String

A binary value that specifies the security identifier (SID) of the user. The SID is a unique value used to identify the user as a security principal.

ObjectVersion

String

This can be used to store a version number for the object.

OperatorCount

String

Operator count.

OtherWellKnownObjects

String

Contains a list of containers by GUID and Distinguished Name. This permits retrieving an object after it has been moved by using just the GUID and the domain name. Whenever the object is moved, the system automatically updates the Distinguished Name.

PartialAttributeDeletionList

String

Tracks the internal replication state of partial replicas (that is, on GCs).Attribute of the partial replica NC object. Used when the GC is in the process of removing attributes from the objects in its partial replica NCs.

PartialAttributeSet

String

Tracks the internal replication state of partial replicas (that is, on GCs).Attribute of the partial replica NC object. Defines the set of attributes present on a particular partial replica NC.

PossibleInferiors

String

The list of objects that this object can contain.

PrimaryGroupToken

String

A computed attribute that is used in retrieving the membership list of a group, such as Domain Users. The completemembership of such groups is not stored explicitly for scaling reasons.

ProxiedObjectName

String

This attribute is used internally by Active Directory to help track interdomain moves.

ProxyAddresses

String

A proxy address is the address by which a Microsoft Exchange Server recipient object is recognized in a foreign mail system. Proxy addresses are required for all recipient objects, such as custom recipients and distribution lists.

QueryPolicyBL

String

List of all objects holding references to a given Query-Policy.

Name

String

The Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) of an object. An RDN is the relative portion of a distinguished name (DN), which uniquely identifies an LDAP object.

ReplPropertyMetaData

String

Tracks internal replication state information for DS objects.Information here can be extracted in public form through the public API DsReplicaGetInfo().Present on all DS objects.

ReplUpToDateVector

String

Tracks internal replication state information for an entire NC.Information here can be extracted in public form through the API DsReplicaGetInfo().Present on all NC root objects.

DirectReports

String

Contains the list of users that directly report to the user. The users listed as reports are those that have the property manager property set to this user. Each item in the list is a linked reference to the object that represents the user.

RepsFrom

String

Lists the servers from which the directory will accept changes for the defined naming context.

RepsTo

String

Lists the servers that the directory will notify of changes and servers to which the directory will send changes on Request for the defined naming context.

Revision

String

The revision level for a security descriptor or other change. Only used in the sam-server and ds-ui-settings objects.

Rid

String

The relative Identifier of an object.

SAMAccountType

String

This attribute contains information about every account type object. You can enumerate a list of account types or you can use the Display Information API to create a list.Because computers, normal user accounts, and trust accounts can also be enumerated as user objects, the values for these accounts must be a contiguous range.

SDRightsEffective

String

This constructed attribute returns a single DWORD value that can have up to three bits set:

SecurityIdentifier

String

A unique value of variable length used to identify a user account, group account, or logon session to which an ACE applies.

ServerReferenceBL

String

Found in the domain naming context. The distinguished name of a computer under the sites folder.

ShowInAddressBook

String

This attribute is used to indicate in which MAPI address books an object will appear. It is usually maintained by the Exchange Recipient Update Service.

ShowInAdvancedViewOnly

String

TRUE if this attribute is to be visible in the Advanced mode of the UI.

SIDHistory

String

Contains previous SIDs used for the object if the object was moved from another domain. Whenever an object is moved from one domain to another, a new SID is created and that new SID becomes the objectSID. The previous SID is added to the sIDHistory property.

SiteObjectBL

String

The list of distinguished names for subnets that belong to this site.

SubRefs

String

List of subordinate references of a Naming Context.

SubSchemaSubEntry

String

The distinguished name for the location of the subschema object where a class or attribute is defined.

SupplementalCredentials

String

Stored credentials for use in authenticating. The encrypted version of the user's password. This attribute is neither readable nor writable.

SystemFlags

String

An integer value that contains flags that define additional properties of the class.See Remarks.

TelephoneNumber

String

The primary telephone number.

TextEncodedORAddress

String

This attribute is used to support X.400 addresses in a text format.

UserCert

String

Nortel v1 or DMS certificates.

UserSMIMECertificate

String

Certificate distribution object or tagged certificates.

USNChanged

String

The update sequence number (USN) assigned by the local directory for the latest change, including creation. See also , USN-Created.

USNCreated

String

The update sequence number (USN) assigned at object creation. See also, USN-Changed.

USNDSALastObjRemoved

String

Contains the update sequence number (USN) for the last system object that was removed from a server.

USNIntersite

String

The update sequence number (USN) for inter-site replication.

USNLastObjRem

String

Contains the update sequence number (USN) for the last non-system object that was removed from a server.

USNSource

String

Value of the USN-Changed attribute of the object from the remote directory that replicated the change to the local server.

WbemPath

String

References to objects in other ADSI namespaces.

WellKnownObjects

String

This attribute contains a list of well-known object containers by GUID and distinguished name. The well-known objects are system containers. This information is used to retrieve an object after it has been moved by using just the GUID and the domain name. Whenever the object is moved, the system automatically updates the Distinguished Name portion of the Well-Known-Objects values that referred to the object.The file Ntdsapi.h contains the following definitions, which can be used to retrieve an object (the GUIDs that are associated to these objects are contained in Ntdsapi.h):

WhenChanged

Datetime

The date when this object was last changed. This value is not replicated and exists in the global catalog.

WhenCreated

Datetime

The date when this object was created. This value is replicated and is in the global catalog.

WWWHomePage

String

A web page that is the primary landing page of a website.

Url

String

A list of alternate webpages.

UserCertificate

String

Contains the DER-encoded X.509v3 certificates issued to the user. Note that this property contains the public key certificates issued to this user by Microsoft Certificate Service.

Table 2: GroupOfNames

GroupOfNames

Name

Type

Description

Id [KEY]

String

Combined index and DN. Multiple indices are only possible when a column is set to SplitDataByRow.

DN

String

The full distinguished name.

RDN

String

The relative distinguished name.

BaseDN

String

The base distinguished name.

InstanceType

String

A bitfield that dictates how the object is instantiated on a particular server. The value of this attribute can differ on different replicas even if the replicas are in sync.

NTSecurityDescriptor

String

The Windows NT security descriptor for the schema object. A security descriptor is a data structure that contains security information about an object, such as the ownership and permissions of the object.

ObjectCategory

String

An object class name used to group objects of this or derived classes.

ObjectClass

String

The list of classes from which this class is derived.

AdminDescription

String

The description displayed on admin screens.

AdminDisplayName

String

The name to be displayed on admin screens.

AllowedAttributes

String

Attributes that will be permitted to be assigned to a class.

AllowedAttributesEffective

String

A list of attributes that can be modified on the object.

AllowedChildClasses

String

Classes that can be contained by a class.

AllowedChildClassesEffective

String

A list of classes that can be modified.

BridgeheadServerListBL

String

The list of servers that are bridgeheads for replication.

BusinessCategory

String

Descriptive text on an Organizational Unit.

CanonicalName

String

The name of the object in canonical format. myserver2.fabrikam.com/users/jeffsmith is an example of a distinguished name in canonical format. This is a constructed attribute. The results returned are identical to those returned by the following Active Directory function: DsCrackNames(NULL, DS_NAME_FLAG_SYNTACTICAL_ONLY, DS_FQDN_1779_NAME, DS_CANONICAL_NAME, ...).

Cn

String

The name that represents an object. Used to perform searches.

CreateTimeStamp

Datetime

The date when this object was created. This value is replicated.

Description

String

Contains the description to display for an object. This value is restricted as single-valued for backward compatibility in some cases but is allowed to be multi-valued in others. See Remarks.

DisplayName

String

The display name for an object. This is usually the combination of the users first name, middle initial, and last name.

DisplayNamePrintable

String

The printable display name for an object. The printable display name is usually the combination of the user's first name, middle initial, and last name.

DSASignature

String

The DSA-Signature of an object is the Invocation-ID of the last directory to modify the object.

DSCorePropagationData

String

The DS-Core-Propagation-Data attribute is for internal use only.

ExtensionName

String

The name of a property page used to extend the UI of a directory object.

Flags

String

To be used by the object to store bit information.

FromEntry

String

This is a constructed attribute that is TRUE if the object is writable and FALSE if it is read-only, for example, a GC replica instance.

FrsComputerReferenceBL

String

Reference to replica sets to which this computer belongs.

FRSMemberReferenceBL

String

Reference to subscriber objects for this member.

FSMORoleOwner

String

Flexible Single-Master Operation: The distinguished name of the DC where the schema can be modified.

IsCriticalSystemObject

String

If TRUE, the object hosting this attribute must be replicated during installation of a new replica.

IsDeleted

String

If TRUE, this object has been marked for deletion and cannot be instantiated. After the tombstone period has expired, it will be removed from the system.

MemberOf

String

The distinguished name of the groups to which this object belongs.

IsPrivilegeHolder

String

Backward link to privileges held by a given principal.

LastKnownParent

String

The Distinguished Name (DN) of the last known parent of an orphaned object.

ManagedObjects

String

Contains the list of objects that are managed by the user. The objects listed are those that have the property managedBy property set to this user. Each item in the list is a linked reference to the managed object.

MasteredBy

String

Backward link for Has-Master-NCs attribute. The distinguished name for its NTDS Settings objects.

Member

String

The list of users that belong to the group.

ModifyTimeStamp

Datetime

A computed attribute that represents the date when this object was last changed. This value is not replicated.

MS-DS-ConsistencyChildCount

String

This attribute is used to check consistency between the directory and another object, database, or application, by comparing a count of child objects.

MS-DS-ConsistencyGuid

String

This attribute is used to check consistency between the directory and another object, database, or application, by comparing GUIDs.

NetbootSCPBL

String

A list of service connection points that reference this NetBoot server.

NonSecurityMemberBL

String

List of nonsecurity-members for an Exchange distribution list.

DistinguishedName

String

Same as the Distinguished Name for an object. Used by Exchange.

ObjectGUID

String

The unique identifier for an object.

ObjectVersion

String

This can be used to store a version number for the object.

Ou

String

The name of the organizational unit.

O

String

The name of the company or organization.

OtherWellKnownObjects

String

Contains a list of containers by GUID and Distinguished Name. This permits retrieving an object after it has been moved by using just the GUID and the domain name. Whenever the object is moved, the system automatically updates the Distinguished Name.

Owner

String

The distinguished name of an object that has ownership of an object.

PartialAttributeDeletionList

String

Tracks the internal replication state of partial replicas (that is, on GCs). Attribute of the partial replica NC object. Used when the GC is in the process of removing attributes from the objects in its partial replica NCs.

PartialAttributeSet

String

Tracks the internal replication state of partial replicas (that is, on GCs). Attribute of the partial replica NC object. Defines the set of attributes present on a particular partial replica NC.

PossibleInferiors

String

The list of objects that this object can contain.

ProxiedObjectName

String

This attribute is used internally by Active Directory to help track interdomain moves.

ProxyAddresses

String

A proxy address is the address by which a Microsoft Exchange Server recipient object is recognized in a foreign mail system. Proxy addresses are required for all recipient objects, such as custom recipients and distribution lists.

QueryPolicyBL

String

List of all objects holding references to a given Query-Policy.

Name

String

The Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) of an object. An RDN is the relative portion of a distinguished name (DN), which uniquely identifies an LDAP object.

ReplPropertyMetaData

String

Tracks internal replication state information for DS objects. Information here can be extracted in public form through the public API DsReplicaGetInfo(). Present on all DS objects.

ReplUpToDateVector

String

Tracks internal replication state information for an entire NC. Information here can be extracted in public form through the API DsReplicaGetInfo(). Present on all NC root objects.

DirectReports

String

Contains the list of users that directly report to the user. The users listed as reports are those that have the property manager property set to this user. Each item in the list is a linked reference to the object that represents the user.

RepsFrom

String

Lists the servers from which the directory will accept changes for the defined naming context.

RepsTo

String

Lists the servers that the directory will notify of changes and servers to which the directory will send changes on Request for the defined naming context.

Revision

String

The revision level for a security descriptor or other change. Only used in the sam-server and ds-ui-settings objects.

SDRightsEffective

String

This constructed attribute returns a single DWORD value that can have up to three bits set:

SeeAlso

String

List of distinguished names that are related to an object.

ServerReferenceBL

String

Found in the domain naming context. The distinguished name of a computer under the sites folder.

ShowInAdvancedViewOnly

String

TRUE if this attribute is to be visible in the Advanced mode of the UI.

SiteObjectBL

String

The list of distinguished names for subnets that belong to this site.

SubRefs

String

List of subordinate references of a Naming Context.

SubSchemaSubEntry

String

The distinguished name for the location of the subschema object where a class or attribute is defined.

SystemFlags

String

An integer value that contains flags that define additional properties of the class. See Remarks.

USNChanged

String

The update sequence number (USN) assigned by the local directory for the latest change, including creation. See also , USN-Created.

USNCreated

String

The update sequence number (USN) assigned at object creation. See also, USN-Changed.

USNDSALastObjRemoved

String

Contains the update sequence number (USN) for the last system object that was removed from a server.

USNIntersite

String

The update sequence number (USN) for inter-site replication.

USNLastObjRem

String

Contains the update sequence number (USN) for the last non-system object that was removed from a server.

USNSource

String

Value of the USN-Changed attribute of the object from the remote directory that replicated the change to the local server.

WbemPath

String

References to objects in other ADSI namespaces.

WellKnownObjects

String

This attribute contains a list of well-known object containers by GUID and distinguished name. The well-known objects are system containers. This information is used to retrieve an object after it has been moved by using just the GUID and the domain name. Whenever the object is moved, the system automatically updates the Distinguished Name portion of the Well-Known-Objects values that referred to the object. The file Ntdsapi.h contains the following definitions, which can be used to retrieve an object (the GUIDs that are associated to these objects are contained in Ntdsapi.h):

WhenChanged

Datetime

The date when this object was last changed. This value is not replicated and exists in the global catalog.

WhenCreated

Datetime

The date when this object was created. This value is replicated and is in the global catalog.

WWWHomePage

String

A web page that is the primary landing page of a website.

Url

String

A list of alternate webpages.

Table 3: GroupOfUniqueNames

GroupOfUniqueNames

Name

Type

Description

Id

[KEY]

String

Combined index and DN. Multiple indices are only possible when a column is set to SplitDataByRow.

DN

String

The full distinguished name.

RDN

String

The relative distinguished name.

BaseDN

String

The base distinguished name.

InstanceType

String

A bitfield that dictates how the object is instantiated on a particular server. The value of this attribute can differ on different replicas even if the replicas are in sync.

NTSecurityDescriptor

String

The Windows NT security descriptor for the schema object. A security descriptor is a data structure that contains security information about an object, such as the ownership and permissions of the object.

ObjectCategory

String

An object class name used to group objects of this or derived classes.

ObjectClass

String

The list of classes from which this class is derived.

UniqueMember

String

The distinguished name for the member of a group. Used by groupOfUniqueNames.

AdminDescription

String

The description displayed on admin screens.

AdminDisplayName

String

The name to be displayed on admin screens.

AllowedAttributes

String

Attributes that will be permitted to be assigned to a class.

AllowedAttributesEffective

String

A list of attributes that can be modified on the object.

AllowedChildClasses

String

Classes that can be contained by a class.

AllowedChildClassesEffective

String

A list of classes that can be modified.

BridgeheadServerListBL

String

The list of servers that are bridgeheads for replication.

BusinessCategory

String

Descriptive text on an Organizational Unit.

CanonicalName

String

The name of the object in canonical format. myserver2.fabrikam.com/users/jeffsmith is an example of a distinguished name in canonical format.This is a constructed attribute. The results returned are identical to those returned by the following Active Directory function: DsCrackNames(NULL, DS_NAME_FLAG_SYNTACTICAL_ONLY, DS_FQDN_1779_NAME, DS_CANONICAL_NAME, ...).

Cn

String

The name that represents an object. Used to perform searches.

CreateTimeStamp

Datetime

The date when this object was created. This value isreplicated.

Description

String

Contains the description to display for an object. This value is restricted as single-valued for backward compatibility in some cases but is allowed to be multi-valued in others. See Remarks.

DisplayName

String

The display name for an object. This is usually the combination of the users first name, middle initial, and last name.

DisplayNamePrintable

String

The printable display name for an object. The printable display name is usually the combination of the user's first name, middle initial, and last name.

DSASignature

String

The DSA-Signature of an object is the Invocation-ID of the last directory to modify the object.

DSCorePropagationData

String

The DS-Core-Propagation-Data attribute is for internal use only.

ExtensionName

String

The name of a property page used to extend the UI of a directory object.

Flags

String

To be used by the object to store bit information.

FromEntry

String

This is a constructed attribute that is TRUE if the object is writable and FALSE if it is read-only, for example, a GC replica instance.

FrsComputerReferenceBL

String

Reference to replica sets to which this computer belongs.

FRSMemberReferenceBL

String

Reference to subscriber objects for this member.

FSMORoleOwner

String

Flexible Single-Master Operation: The distinguished name of the DC where the schema can be modified.

IsCriticalSystemObject

String

If TRUE,the object hosting this attribute must be replicated during installation of a new replica.

IsDeleted

String

If TRUE, this object has been marked for deletion and cannot be instantiated. After the tombstone period has expired, it will be removed from the system.

MemberOf

String

The distinguished name of the groups to which this object belongs.

IsPrivilegeHolder

String

Backward link to privileges held by a given principal.

LastKnownParent

String

The Distinguished Name (DN) of the last known parent of an orphaned object.

ManagedObjects

String

Contains the list of objects that are managed by the user. The objects listed are those that have the property managedBy property set to this user. Each item in the list is a linked reference to the managed object.

MasteredBy

String

Backward link for Has-Master-NCs attribute. The distinguished name for its NTDS Settings objects.

ModifyTimeStamp

Datetime

A computed attribute that represents the date when this object was last changed. This value is not replicated.

MsCOM-PartitionSetLink

String

A link used to associate a COM+ Partition with a COM+ PartitionSet object.

MsCOM-UserLink

String

A link used to associate a COM+ PartitionSet with a User object.

MsDS-Approx-Immed-Subordinates

String

The value returned by this attribute is based on index sizes.This may be off by +/-10% on large containers, and the error is theoretically unbounded, but using this attribute helps the UI display the contents of a container.

MS-DS-ConsistencyChildCount

String

This attribute is used to check consistency between the directory and another object, database, or application, by comparing a count of child objects.

MS-DS-ConsistencyGuid

String

This attribute is used to check consistency between the directory and another object, database, or application, by comparing GUIDs.

MsDs-masteredBy

String

Backward link for msDS-hasMasterNCs.

MsDS-MembersForAzRoleBL

String

Backward link from member application group or user to Az-Role objects linking to it.

MsDS-NCReplCursors

String

A list of past and present replication partners, and how current we are with each of them.

MsDS-NCReplInboundNeighbors

String

Replication partners for this partition.This server obtains replication data from these other servers, which act as sources.

MsDS-NCReplOutboundNeighbors

String

Replication partners for this partition.This server sends replication data to these other servers, which act as destinations. This server will notify these other servers when new data is available.

MsDS-NonMembersBL

String

Backward link from non-member group or user to Az groups that link to it (same functionality as Non-Security-Member-BL).

MsDS-ObjectReferenceBL

String

Backward link for ms-DS-Object-Reference.

MsDS-OperationsForAzRoleBL

String

Backward link from Az-Operation to Az-Role objects that link to it.

MsDS-OperationsForAzTaskBL

String

Backward link from Az-Operation to Az-Task objects that link to it.

MsDS-ReplAttributeMetaData

String

A list of metadata for each replicated attribute. The metadata indicates who changed the attribute last.

MsDS-ReplValueMetaData

String

A list of metadata for each value of an attribute. The metadata indicates who changed the value last.

MsDS-TasksForAzRoleBL

String

Backward link from Az-Task to Az-Role objects that link to it.

MsDS-TasksForAzTaskBL

String

Backward link from Az-Task to the Az-Task objects that link to it.

OwnerBL

String

The backward link to the owner attribute. Contains a list of owners for an object.

NetbootSCPBL

String

A list of service connection points that reference this NetBoot server.

NonSecurityMemberBL

String

List of nonsecurity-members for an Exchange distribution list.

DistinguishedName

String

Same as the Distinguished Name for an object. Used by Exchange.

ObjectGUID

String

The unique identifier for an object.

ObjectVersion

String

This can be used to store a version number for the object.

Ou

String

The name of the organizational unit.

O

String

The name of the company or organization.

OtherWellKnownObjects

String

Contains a list of containers by GUID and Distinguished Name. This permits retrieving an object after it has been moved by using just the GUID and the domain name. Whenever the object is moved, the system automatically updates the Distinguished Name.

Owner

String

The distinguished name of an object that has ownership of an object.

PartialAttributeDeletionList

String

Tracks the internal replication state of partial replicas (that is, on GCs).Attribute of the partial replica NC object. Used when the GC is in the process of removing attributes from the objects in its partial replica NCs.

PartialAttributeSet

String

Tracks the internal replication state of partial replicas (that is, on GCs).Attribute of the partial replica NC object. Defines the set of attributes present on a particular partial replica NC.

PossibleInferiors

String

The list of objects that this object can contain.

ProxiedObjectName

String

This attribute is used internally by Active Directory to help track interdomain moves.

ProxyAddresses

String

A proxy address is the address by which a Microsoft Exchange Server recipient object is recognized in a foreign mail system. Proxy addresses are required for all recipient objects, such as custom recipients and distribution lists.

QueryPolicyBL

String

List of all objects holding references to a given Query-Policy.

Name

String

The Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) of an object. An RDN is the relative portion of a distinguished name (DN), which uniquely identifies an LDAP object.

ReplPropertyMetaData

String

Tracks internal replication state information for DS objects.Information here can be extracted in public form through the public API DsReplicaGetInfo().Present on all DS objects.

ReplUpToDateVector

String

Tracks internal replication state information for an entire NC.Information here can be extracted in public form through the API DsReplicaGetInfo().Present on all NC root objects.

DirectReports

String

Contains the list of users that directly report to the user. The users listed as reports are those that have the property manager property set to this user. Each item in the list is a linked reference to the object that represents the user.

RepsFrom

String

Lists the servers from which the directory will accept changes for the defined naming context.

RepsTo

String

Lists the servers that the directory will notify of changes and servers to which the directory will send changes on Request for the defined naming context.

Revision

String

The revision level for a security descriptor or other change. Only used in the sam-server and ds-ui-settings objects.

SDRightsEffective

String

This constructed attribute returns a single DWORD value that can have up to three bits set:

SeeAlso

String

List of distinguished names that are related to an object.

ServerReferenceBL

String

Found in the domain naming context. The distinguished name of a computer under the sites folder.

ShowInAdvancedViewOnly

String

TRUE if this attribute is to be visible in the Advanced mode of the UI.

SiteObjectBL

String

The list of distinguished names for subnets that belong to this site.

StructuralObjectClass

String

This constructed attribute stores a list of classes contained in a class hierarchy, including abstract classes. This list does contain dynamically linked auxiliary classes.

SubRefs

String

List of subordinate references of a Naming Context.

SubSchemaSubEntry

String

The distinguished name for the location of the subschema object where a class or attribute is defined.

SystemFlags

String

An integer value that contains flags that define additional properties of the class.See Remarks.

USNChanged

String

The update sequence number (USN) assigned by the local directory for the latest change, including creation. See also , USN-Created.

USNCreated

String

The update sequence number (USN) assigned at object creation. See also, USN-Changed.

USNDSALastObjRemoved

String

Contains the update sequence number (USN) for the last system object that was removed from a server.

USNIntersite

String

The update sequence number (USN) for inter-site replication.

USNLastObjRem

String

Contains the update sequence number (USN) for the last non-system object that was removed from a server.

USNSource

String

Value of the USN-Changed attribute of the object from the remote directory that replicated the change to the local server.

WbemPath

String

References to objects in other ADSI namespaces.

WellKnownObjects

String

This attribute contains a list of well-known object containers by GUID and distinguished name. The well-known objects are system containers. This information is used to retrieve an object after it has been moved by using just the GUID and the domain name. Whenever the object is moved, the system automatically updates the Distinguished Name portion of the Well-Known-Objects values that referred to the object.The file Ntdsapi.h contains the following definitions, which can be used to retrieve an object (the GUIDs that are associated to these objects are contained in Ntdsapi.h):

WhenChanged

Datetime

The date when this object was last changed. This value is not replicated and exists in the global catalog.

WhenCreated

Datetime

The date when this object was created. This value is replicated and is in the global catalog.

WWWHomePage

String

A web page that is the primary landing page of a website.

Url

String

A list of alternate webpages.

Table 4: GroupPolicyContainer

GroupPolicyContainer

Name

Type

Description

Id

[KEY]

String

Combined index and DN. Multiple indices are only possible when a column is set to SplitDataByRow.

DN

String

The full distinguished name.

RDN

String

The relative distinguished name.

BaseDN

String

The base distinguished name.

InstanceType

String

A bitfield that dictates how the object is instantiated on a particular server. The value of this attribute can differ on different replicas even if the replicas are in sync.

NTSecurityDescriptor

String

The Windows NT security descriptor for the schema object. A security descriptor is a data structure that contains security information about an object, such as the ownership and permissions of the object.

ObjectCategory

String

An object class name used to group objects of this or derived classes.

ObjectClass

String

The list of classes from which this class is derived.

AdminDescription

String

The description displayed on admin screens.

AdminDisplayName

String

The name to be displayed on admin screens.

AllowedAttributes

String

Attributes that will be permitted to be assigned to a class.

AllowedAttributesEffective

String

A list of attributes that can be modified on the object.

AllowedChildClasses

String

Classes that can be contained by a class.

AllowedChildClassesEffective

String

A list of classes that can be modified.

BridgeheadServerListBL

String

The list of servers that are bridgeheads for replication.

CanonicalName

String

The name of the object in canonical format. myserver2.fabrikam.com/users/jeffsmith is an example of a distinguished name in canonical format.This is a constructed attribute. The results returned are identical to those returned by the following Active Directory function: DsCrackNames(NULL, DS_NAME_FLAG_SYNTACTICAL_ONLY, DS_FQDN_1779_NAME, DS_CANONICAL_NAME, ...).

Cn

String

The name that represents an object. Used to perform searches.

CreateTimeStamp

Datetime

The date when this object was created. This value isreplicated.

DefaultClassStore

String

The default Class Store for a given user.

Description

String

Contains the description to display for an object. This value is restricted as single-valued for backward compatibility in some cases but is allowed to be multi-valued in others. See Remarks.

DisplayName

String

The display name for an object. This is usually the combination of the users first name, middle initial, and last name.

DisplayNamePrintable

String

The printable display name for an object. The printable display name is usually the combination of the user's first name, middle initial, and last name.

DSASignature

String

The DSA-Signature of an object is the Invocation-ID of the last directory to modify the object.

DSCorePropagationData

String

The DS-Core-Propagation-Data attribute is for internal use only.

ExtensionName

String

The name of a property page used to extend the UI of a directory object.

Flags

String

To be used by the object to store bit information.

FromEntry

String

This is a constructed attribute that is TRUE if the object is writable and FALSE if it is read-only, for example, a GC replica instance.

FrsComputerReferenceBL

String

Reference to replica sets to which this computer belongs.

FRSMemberReferenceBL

String

Reference to subscriber objects for this member.

FSMORoleOwner

String

Flexible Single-Master Operation: The distinguished name of the DC where the schema can be modified.

GPCFileSysPath

String

True if the object is enabled.

GPCFunctionalityVersion

String

The version of the Group Policy Editor that created this object.

GPCMachineExtensionNames

String

Used by the Group Policy Object for computer policies.

GPCUserExtensionNames

String

Used by the Group Policy Object for user policies.

IsCriticalSystemObject

String

If TRUE,the object hosting this attribute must be replicated during installation of a new replica.

IsDeleted

String

If TRUE, this object has been marked for deletion and cannot be instantiated. After the tombstone period has expired, it will be removed from the system.

MemberOf

String

The distinguished name of the groups to which this object belongs.

IsPrivilegeHolder

String

Backward link to privileges held by a given principal.

LastKnownParent

String

The Distinguished Name (DN) of the last known parent of an orphaned object.

ManagedObjects

String

Contains the list of objects that are managed by the user. The objects listed are those that have the property managedBy property set to this user. Each item in the list is a linked reference to the managed object.

MasteredBy

String

Backward link for Has-Master-NCs attribute. The distinguished name for its NTDS Settings objects.

ModifyTimeStamp

Datetime

A computed attribute that represents the date when this object was last changed. This value is not replicated.

MS-DS-ConsistencyChildCount

String

This attribute is used to check consistency between the directory and another object, database, or application, by comparing a count of child objects.

MS-DS-ConsistencyGuid

String

This attribute is used to check consistency between the directory and another object, database, or application, by comparing GUIDs.

NetbootSCPBL

String

A list of service connection points that reference this NetBoot server.

NonSecurityMemberBL

String

List of nonsecurity-members for an Exchange distribution list.

DistinguishedName

String

Same as the Distinguished Name for an object. Used by Exchange.

ObjectGUID

String

The unique identifier for an object.

ObjectVersion

String

This can be used to store a version number for the object.

OtherWellKnownObjects

String

Contains a list of containers by GUID and Distinguished Name. This permits retrieving an object after it has been moved by using just the GUID and the domain name. Whenever the object is moved, the system automatically updates the Distinguished Name.

PartialAttributeDeletionList

String

Tracks the internal replication state of partial replicas (that is, on GCs).Attribute of the partial replica NC object. Used when the GC is in the process of removing attributes from the objects in its partial replica NCs.

PartialAttributeSet

String

Tracks the internal replication state of partial replicas (that is, on GCs).Attribute of the partial replica NC object. Defines the set of attributes present on a particular partial replica NC.

PossibleInferiors

String

The list of objects that this object can contain.

ProxiedObjectName

String

This attribute is used internally by Active Directory to help track interdomain moves.

ProxyAddresses

String

A proxy address is the address by which a Microsoft Exchange Server recipient object is recognized in a foreign mail system. Proxy addresses are required for all recipient objects, such as custom recipients and distribution lists.

QueryPolicyBL

String

List of all objects holding references to a given Query-Policy.

Name

String

The Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) of an object. An RDN is the relative portion of a distinguished name (DN), which uniquely identifies an LDAP object.

ReplPropertyMetaData

String

Tracks internal replication state information for DS objects.Information here can be extracted in public form through the public API DsReplicaGetInfo().Present on all DS objects.

ReplUpToDateVector

String

Tracks internal replication state information for an entire NC.Information here can be extracted in public form through the API DsReplicaGetInfo().Present on all NC root objects.

DirectReports

String

Contains the list of users that directly report to the user. The users listed as reports are those that have the property manager property set to this user. Each item in the list is a linked reference to the object that represents the user.

RepsFrom

String

Lists the servers from which the directory will accept changes for the defined naming context.

RepsTo

String

Lists the servers that the directory will notify of changes and servers to which the directory will send changes on Request for the defined naming context.

Revision

String

The revision level for a security descriptor or other change. Only used in the sam-server and ds-ui-settings objects.

SchemaVersion

String

The version number for the schema.

SDRightsEffective

String

This constructed attribute returns a single DWORD value that can have up to three bits set:

ServerReferenceBL

String

Found in the domain naming context. The distinguished name of a computer under the sites folder.

ShowInAdvancedViewOnly

String

TRUE if this attribute is to be visible in the Advanced mode of the UI.

SiteObjectBL

String

The list of distinguished names for subnets that belong to this site.

SubRefs

String

List of subordinate references of a Naming Context.

SubSchemaSubEntry

String

The distinguished name for the location of the subschema object where a class or attribute is defined.

SystemFlags

String

An integer value that contains flags that define additional properties of the class.See Remarks.

USNChanged

String

The update sequence number (USN) assigned by the local directory for the latest change, including creation. See also , USN-Created.

USNCreated

String

The update sequence number (USN) assigned at object creation. See also, USN-Changed.

USNDSALastObjRemoved

String

Contains the update sequence number (USN) for the last system object that was removed from a server.

USNIntersite

String

The update sequence number (USN) for inter-site replication.

USNLastObjRem

String

Contains the update sequence number (USN) for the last non-system object that was removed from a server.

USNSource

String

Value of the USN-Changed attribute of the object from the remote directory that replicated the change to the local server.

VersionNumber

String

A general purpose version number.

WbemPath

String

References to objects in other ADSI namespaces.

WellKnownObjects

String

This attribute contains a list of well-known object containers by GUID and distinguished name. The well-known objects are system containers. This information is used to retrieve an object after it has been moved by using just the GUID and the domain name. Whenever the object is moved, the system automatically updates the Distinguished Name portion of the Well-Known-Objects values that referred to the object.The file Ntdsapi.h contains the following definitions, which can be used to retrieve an object (the GUIDs that are associated to these objects are contained in Ntdsapi.h):

WhenChanged

Datetime

The date when this object was last changed. This value is not replicated and exists in the global catalog.

WhenCreated

Datetime

The date when this object was created. This value is replicated and is in the global catalog.

WWWHomePage

String

A web page that is the primary landing page of a website.

Url

String

A list of alternate webpages.