In the end, it really does come down to ensuring that your source value is unique. Not having your global repository ensuring it's uniuqe for you. Subtle yet distinct difference that you'll find has it's own set of tradeoffs.
If you want employeeID to be unique across your forest, ensure it's indexed and in your global catalogs. Add a step into your creation process that checks for that value prior to commit.
Al
On 3/13/06, joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hope away, won't help. :o)
Even sAMAccountName uniqueness can be sidestepped, it is a distributed
system, the only way to get true enforced uniqueness is to
singlehome/singlemaster the updates that you want to be unique.
I have asked for triggers and business rules in AD but was told by Stuart
Kwan of the Ottawa Kwan Clan that they have already implemented those for
us.... in MIIS.
joe
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] How to make EmployeeNumber unique?
I was hoping I can flick a switch to enforce uniqueness. Kinda like
samaccount name or DN.
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Sent: Mon 13/03/2006 11:24 AM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] How to make EmployeeNumber unique?
I suspect you will need an external process to do this. There is no
built-in capability for enforcing this kind of uniqueness. So you will
need some centralized script or application that all changes to this
attribute go through for validation.
Darren
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Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:12 AM
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Subject: [ActiveDir] How to make EmployeeNumber unique?
Hey,
Can anyone tell me how I can force uniqueness on the EmployeeNumber
attribute? I researched it for about 30 minutes but could not find an
answer. I usually would take more time but I am in a hurry.
Thanks
Yves St-Cyr
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