It's a bit confusing. In ADSI Edit, what you see as the "comment" attribute is the User-Comment attribute (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms675455(v=vs.85).aspx). It has an LDAP display name of "comment", and a CN of "User-Comment". I don't think that the "User-Comment" attribute shows up by default on any of the user account property pages.
The "info" attribute, as Christopher shows below, has an LDAP display name of "info" and a CN of "comment". The screenshot of the "info" attribute is from the Active Directory Schema MMC snap-in (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755885(v=WS.10).aspx). From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Leone Sent: Friday, August 2, 2013 7:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Max size of "Notes" field in AD? Hmmm ... using ADSI Edit, for my user account, I see that the attribute "comment" is not set. But the attribute "info" is set, and has the value that I see in ADU&C under "Notes" ... That's why I am confused. Can anyone shed some light as to where I am going wrong? (this is for Win 2008 R2) BTW, what program showed you that information for the attribute in a GUI tab like that? On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Christopher Bodnar <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: The CN is comment, the LDAP display name is "info": http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms676199(v=vs.85).aspx [cid:[email protected]] Christopher Bodnar Enterprise Architect I, Corporate Office of Technology:Enterprise Architecture and Engineering Services Tel 610-807-6459 3900 Burgess Place, Bethlehem, PA 18017 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [cid:[email protected]] The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America www.guardianlife.com<http://www.guardianlife.com/> From: Michael Leone <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Date: 08/02/2013 08:50 AM Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Max size of "Notes" field in AD? Sent by: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Joseph L. Casale <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Does anyone know what the limit to the size of the "Notes" field in >> AD? I can't seem to search up a limit. > > Every attr, every version of AD, and all its properties: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms675090(v=vs.85).aspx And which one is the "Notes" field? ADSI shows it as "info", which I don't see as that name in that list. And clicking on a few of the attributes that have "info" in the name returns information that doesn't seem to list maximum size of the entry, at least for the 3 or 4 I spot-checked. ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you.
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