Add mail attribute active directory

To add a mail attribute to an Active Directory object, you can use the following methods:

Method 1: Using the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in

1. Open the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
2. Navigate to the container or OU where the user or group you want to add the mail attribute is located.
3. Right-click on the user or group and select "Properties".
4. In the Properties window, click on the "Attribute Editor" tab.
5. Scroll down and find the "mail" attribute, then click on the "Edit" button.
6. Enter the email address you want to assign to the user or group, and click "OK".

Method 2: Using the PowerShell cmdlet

1. Open PowerShell as an administrator.
2. Import the Active Directory module: Import-Module ActiveDirectory
3. Use the following command to add the mail attribute to a user or group:

   Set-ADObject -Identity <ObjectDN> -Add @{mail=<emailaddress>}

   Replace <ObjectDN> with the distinguished name of the user or group, and <emailaddress> with the email address you want to assign.

For example:

Set-ADObject -Identity CN=John Doe,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com -Add @{[email protected]}

Method 3: Using the LDIFDE command-line tool

1. Open a command prompt as an administrator.
2. Use the following command to add the mail attribute to a user or group:

   ldifde -i -f -d "CN=<ObjectDN>,CN=Users,DC=<Domain>,DC=com" -c "mail:<emailaddress>"

   Replace <ObjectDN> with the distinguished name of the user or group, <Domain> with the domain name, and <emailaddress> with the email address you want to assign.

For example:

ldifde -i -f -d "CN=John Doe,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com" -c "mail:[email protected]"

Note: The LDIFDE command-line tool is only available on Windows Server 2008 and later versions.