Add Extension Attribute to User

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 This article will detail how to add an extension attribute to a user that will allow them to access the dynamic Sharepoint security groups 

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 Domain Controller - Active Directory Users and Computers 

Enable View -> Advanced Features

Attribute Editor -> "extentionAttribute1" 

 

 The following powershell command can be used on a Domain Controller 

 First we run this command to check the current extensionattribute1 value. You do not want to overwrite that, but add to it. Get-ADUser -Identity $User -Properties extensionAttribute1 

 For example, the command might return the user has Williams Winterset Albion already as extension attributes 

 Run this command to set the new attribute string, including what was already done Set-ADUser –Identity $User -add @{"extensionattribute1"="MyString"} 

 Finally run "Get-ADUser -Identity $User -Properties extensionAttribute1" one last time to confirm