Active Directory DisplaySpecifiers adminPropertyPages Prefix number

Question

I have a new domain that I am managing and someone removed the ability to see the attribute editor tab for multiple AD Objects: Users, Computers, Groups, and OUs. I've fixed the Users and Computers by adding the 11,{c7436f12-a27f-4cab-aaca-2bd27ed1b773} and 12,{c7436f12-a27f-4cab-aaca-2bd27ed1b773} respectively.

Does the prefix of the adminPropertyPages have to be and exact number or is it the next available? If the prefix does matter what should the prefix be for groups and OUs?

Answer 1

Hello,

The prefix of the adminPropertyPages in Active Directory (AD) does not necessarily need to be a specific exact number, but it must be unique within the context of the AD object's property pages. Generally, these prefixes are sequential and should follow the existing numbers if you're manually adding a new entry.

Based on your context, you've used 11,{c7436f12-a27f-4cab-aaca-2bd27ed1b773} for Users and 12,{c7436f12-a27f-4cab-aaca-2bd27ed1b773} for Computers. For Groups and OUs, you could continue with the next available numbers.

If you want to add the attribute editor tab for Groups and OUs, you might consider using:

• Groups: 13,{c7436f12-a27f-4cab-aaca-2bd27ed1b773}
• OUs: 14,{c7436f12-a27f-4cab-aaca-2bd27ed1b773}

To summarize, while the exact number prefix doesn't have to follow a strict rule, it should logically follow the sequence to ensure uniqueness.

I hope the information above is helpful.

Best Regards,

Yanhong Liu

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