How to Update Active Directory attributes using c#.

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How can I update active directory attributes using c#. In my case I have the following case. For every user there is a WhenCreated attribute in AD, but what i want is, if the whenDate is less than 30 days set the info attribute to NEW in active directory.

How can I do this via c# step by step.

Gabriel Luci · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-11 14:31:43Z

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Use DirectoryEntry. There are lots of examples online on how to use it.

Once you have a DirectoryEntry object bound to an AD object, you can set an attribute like this:

de.Properties["info"].Value = "NEW";
de.CommitChanges();

If you need to search for object, you can use DirectorySearcher. You can see an example here, although there are plenty more online too.

Give it a try. If you run into problems, show us what you have.

edited Jul 11, 2018 at 14:31

answered Mar 21, 2016 at 12:57

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2 Comments

ikel Over a year ago

How come I got this error when try to modify property 'System.DirectoryServices.PropertyCollection.this[string]' cannot be assigned to -- it is read only

Gabriel Luci Over a year ago

Because there was an error in my code :) I've updated it. You need to use .Value to read or assign the values.

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