Directory Services

Computer Object User Interface Mapping

The following tables list elements of the Computer object property sheets in the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.

General Property Sheet

The following table lists the UI labels of the General property sheet.

UI label Active Directory attribute Comments
Computer Name (pre-Windows 2000) sAMAccountName
DNS Name dNSHostName
Role userAccountControl Toggles a bit in the userAccountControl bitmask.
Description description
Trust Computer for delegation userAccountControl Toggles a bit in the userAccountControl bitmask.

Location Property Sheet

The following table lists the UI labels of the Location property sheet.

UI label Active Directory attribute
Location location

Member Of Property Sheet

The following table lists the UI labels of the Member Of property sheet.

UI label Active Directory attribute Comments
Member of memberOf The member attribute of each of the groups in this list contains the distinguished name of this computer object.
Set Primary Group primaryGroupID

Operating System Property Sheet

The following table lists the UI labels of the Operating System property sheet.

UI label Active Directory attribute
Name operatingSystem
Version operatingSystemVersion
Service Pack operatingSystemServicePack