In ADUC the attribute editor tab is only shown when you browse to objects, if use the the search option the attribute editor tab is not shown in the properties.
Gary.
AD Attribute Editor in windows server 2016
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PrasadWF
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Hi,
The attribute editor is not showing for some of the User in Active directory and it is showing for some of the users in AD.
Could anyone help me out , why on some user attribute editor is not showing?
Thanks
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Gary Reynolds
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PrasadWF 426 Reputation points
2022-08-07T01:54:09.597+00:00 Thanks for the information Gary, will check and let you know
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Jörg Wichmann 0 Reputation points2024-02-16T07:54:40.43+00:00 If a user object was opened via "find" there is a trick to access the attribute editor tab:
- open the account properties dialog
- choose a memberof group of the account
- close the account dialog
- open the account again as member of the group
Now the "attribute editor" tab is available