ADinfo user property: obtain specific information stored in Active Directory

A special function called ADinfo can be used in the signature to obtain specific information stored in Active Directory about the current user. In order to see these properties in Active Directory Users and Computers, you must first enable the Advanced Features in the Active Directory.

  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers

  2. Click View > Advanced Features

    3. Active Directory Users and Computers window, View menu, Advanced Features option.

  3. Select an user, right-click on it and from the context menu select Properties.

  4. Got to Attribute Editor tab. Here you can find all available Attributes that can be used with the ADinfo user property.

User properties window, Attribute Editor tab, containing all attributes available for adinfo property.

Properties

The syntax is: $adinfo(<property>)

Examples: $adinfo(firstname), $adinfo(lastname), $adinfo(displayname), $adinfo(fullname), $adinfo(email), $adinfo(ouname), $adinfo(title), $adinfo(office), $adinfo(department), $adinfo(phone), $adinfo(fax), $adinfo(company), $adinfo(street), $adinfo(pobox), $adinfo(city), $adinfo(state), $adinfo(postalcode), $adinfo(country), $adinfo(webaddress), $adinfo(description), $adinfo(homedirectory), $adinfo(tshomedirectory), $adinfo(division), $adinfo(employeeid), $adinfo(homedirdrive), $adinfo(manager), $adinfo(telephonehome), $adinfo(telephonemobile), $adinfo(telephonepager), $adinfo(homephone).