XFOR: Specific the Container for Propagated Users

ID: Q175746

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5

SUMMARY

This article discusses how to specify the container in which directory updates propagated to Exchange are placed.

MORE INFORMATION

By default, when user information is propagated to Exchange, the Distinguished Name (DN) mapping rule determines what object is created within the Exchange hierarchy and where the custom recipients are located. By default, Lotus Notes users being propagated to Exchange will have a container created for them under the Recipients container whose DN is that of the Notes organization name. This container will contain custom recipient objects that represent all the Lotus Notes person documents propagated to Exchange.

To modify the default mapping rule and place the users in a container called Runningman, modify the default rule listed below using the LinkAge Administrator:

Shut down the Directory Exchange processes. To do this, in the LinkAge Administrator, expand Directory Exchange Manager, Directory Exchange Manager Server, and Status. Suspend all three processes. If these services are enabled, you cannot modify the mapping rules.

To edit the mapping rules, in the LinkAge Administrator user interface, expand Directory Exchange Manager, Directory Classes, Exchange, and Mapping Rules.

Change the source class to Notes in the drop-down box, and double-click DN Rule to modify the mapping rule. Click OK when prompted.

Default mapping rule:
"/O=<Exchange Org. Name>/OU=<Exchange Site Name>/CN=Recipients" AND("/CN=",X500(fullname,"O")) AND("/CN=",X500(fullname,"OU")) AND("/CN=",X500(fullname,"CN")) ISEQUAL(X500(fullname,"CN"),"","/CN=" STRIP(fullname,";","L","R"),"")

With no modifications, the above default mapping rule will create a new container in the Recipients container whose DN and Display Name is that of the Notes organization. All Notes person documents will have a corresponding custom recipient created and placed in this container. If you want to create the container at the same level as the Recipient container, assign CN the value of the new container, for example, Runningman.

"/O=<Org. Name>/OU=<Site Name>/CN=Runningman" AND("/CN=",X500(fullname,"O")) AND("/CN=",X500(fullname,"OU")) AND("/CN=",X500(fullname,"CN")) ISEQUAL(X500(fullname,"CN"),"","/CN=" STRIP(fullname,";","L","R"),"")

The above mapping rule will create a new container called Runningman at the same level as the Recipients container and create a container within this new container whose directory name is that of the Notes organization. All Notes custom recipients will be placed within this container.

A mapping rule of:
"/O=<Org. Name>/OU=<Site Name>/CN=Runningman"

would create a container called Runningman at the same level as the Recipients container and place all Notes person documents within this container.

Each change of the mapping rules requires a remap of entries in the Master Mapping Directory (MMD). To do this, enable the three processes suspended earlier, and then click the Remap button. Wait until the process has completed before attempting further directory synchronization.

For Exchange 5.5, the DN attribute is used to store the UNID value from Notes. By default, in version 5.5 the Notes custom recipients are stored in the Recipients container. To have them stored in another container, do the following:

Create the required container in the Exchange Administrator.

Using the property pages for the Notes connector, click the Import Container tab and choose the desired container.

Additional query words: object

Keywords : kbusage XFOR
Version : WinNT:4.0,5.0,5,5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto