OCS 2007 ain't much better. We have convoluted scripts for reading OU memberships, exporting the OCS-enabled users to text files, and then running the LCSAddContacts script to repopulate everyone's contacts list. A pain, but at least it can be automated.
2009/10/19 Steven Peck <[email protected]> > It doesn't. Although we don't create user contacts. We provide > documentation for them to do it for themselves. You can load the > admin tools and do it all from the desktop. I've not had to go to the > LCS server to 'enable' users. Just do it from the ADUC interface. We > also have the LCS2005 Address Book service setup which allows the > users to more easily find each other. > > I am in the midst of setting up OCS2007r2 now. Not sure that will > actually get any better in the Integration. OCS still has it's own > address book service. It does 'promise' the ability to do 'contact > groups' from AD. I have not gotten to that point in testing/setup. > Maybe later this week. > > While on the same 'tier' marketing wise within Microsoft and offering > some integration, it's still it's own product. > > Steven Peck > http://www.blkmtn.org > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:30 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > > Anyone here use LCS 2005? Our service desk has to go through a manual > > routine to create users and update user lists on each client > > > > > > > > Launch ADUC and right click on user, enable Live Communication Settings > > > > Change to C:\Program Files\Microsoft LC 2005\ResKit\WMI Samples > > > > Edit contacts.txt to add new user > > > > Edit users.txt to reflect just the user you want to update > > > > Run addcmd.txt contents in command prompt > > > > ON THE LCS server, goto ADUC and enable user (rt click) for LCS > > communications, > > > > > > > > It seems like it should integrate nicer like Exchange. Anyone? > > > > David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER > > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > > (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." http://raythestray.blogspot.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
