public static void CreateNewProperty()
{
// create a new property object
ActiveDirectorySchemaProperty newProperty =
new ActiveDirectorySchemaProperty(
context,
newPropertyLdapDisplayName);
// set the properties for this schema class
newProperty.CommonName = newPropertyCommonName;
newProperty.Oid = newPropertyOid;
newProperty.IsSingleValued = true;
newProperty.Syntax = newPropertySyntax;
// replicated to global catalog
newProperty.IsInGlobalCatalog = true;
// save the new class to the backend store
try
{
newProperty.Save();
}
catch (ActiveDirectoryObjectExistsException)
{
// a class by this name already exists
Console.WriteLine("FAILED to created new property.");
return;
}
Console.WriteLine("Property \"{0}\" created successfully.",
newPropertyLdapDisplayName);
}
// You can use the DirectoryServer or Forest value of the DirectoryContextType enumeration
// for connecting to and then extending an AD schema.
// However, use caution when extended an AD schema. Additions are not easily reversible
public static void CreateNewAttribute()
{
//specify a common name
string newAttributeCommonName = "New-Attribute1";
//specify an OID value. The root name was generated by oidgen.exe
string newAttributeOid =
"1.2.840.113556.1.4.7000.233.28688.28684.8.145234.1728134.2034934.1932637.1";
// specify a syntax
ActiveDirectorySyntax syntax = ActiveDirectorySyntax.CaseIgnoreString;
// create a new attribute schema object
ActiveDirectorySchemaProperty newAttribute =
new ActiveDirectorySchemaProperty(
adamContext,
newAttributeLdapDisplayName);
// set attributes for this schema attribute object
newAttribute.CommonName = newAttributeCommonName;
newAttribute.Oid = newAttributeOid;
newAttribute.IsSingleValued = true;
newAttribute.Syntax = syntax;
// do not replicate to the global catalog
// the default for isMemberOfPartialAttributeSet is already False, but this
// setting is irrelevant for an ADAM instance.
// newAttribute.IsInGlobalCatalog = false;
try
{
// save the new attribute schema object to the schema
newAttribute.Save();
}
catch (ActiveDirectoryObjectExistsException e)
{
// an object by this name already exists in the schema
Console.WriteLine("The schema object \"{0}\" was not created. {1}",
newAttributeLdapDisplayName, e.Message);
return;
}
catch (ActiveDirectoryOperationException e)
{
// a call to the underlying directory was rejected
Console.WriteLine("The schema object \"{0}\" was not created. {0}",
newAttributeLdapDisplayName, e.Message);
return;
}
Console.WriteLine("Attribute schema object \"{0}\" created successfully.",
newAttributeLdapDisplayName);
}