I have installed the Live Communication Server 2003 Admin tools on a DC, and now I cannot add extra columns to the view.

SYMPTOM: When you open up ADUC after installing the Live Communication Server 2003 Administration Tools and view an OU, you will notice that you can only see the Name, Type, Description and Live Communication Address fields, and if you go to View >>> Add/Remove Columns you cannot add in any other fields.

ANSWER: This is a known issue with the LCS Admin tools. But it cost me a Premier Support Call to solve it! So I thought I would share the love.

You can readd the available columns by following these steps:

1. Create a file called ReaddOUColumns.txt with the following text (change the red text to match your domain name):
dn: CN=organizationalUnit-Display,CN=409,CN=DisplaySpecifiers,CN=Configuration,DC=Domain,DC=com
changetype: modify
replace: extraColumns
extraColumns: postalCode,Zip Code,0,100,0
extraColumns: textEncodedORAddress,X.400 E-Mail Address,0,130,0
extraColumns: userPrincipalName,User Logon Name,0,200,0
extraColumns: title,Job Title,0,100,0
extraColumns: targetAddress,Target Address,0,100,0
extraColumns: st,State,0,100,0
extraColumns: physicalDeliveryOfficeName,Office,0,100,0
extraColumns: whenChanged,Modified,0,130,0
extraColumns: sn,Last Name,0,100,0
extraColumns: msExchIMMetaPhysicalURL,Instant Messaging URL,0,140,0
extraColumns: msExchIMPhysicalURL,Instant Messaging Home Server,0,170,0
extraColumns: givenName,First Name,0,100,0
extraColumns: homeMDB,Exchange Mailbox Store,0,100,0
extraColumns: mailNickname,Exchange Alias,0,175,0
extraColumns: mail,E-Mail Address,0,100,0
extraColumns: sAMAccountName,Pre-Windows 2000 Logon Name,0,120,0
extraColumns: displayName,Display Name,0,100,0
extraColumns: department,Department,0,150,0
extraColumns: c,Country,0,-1,0
extraColumns: company,Company,0,150,0
extraColumns: l,City,0,150,0
extraColumns: telephoneNumber,Business Phone,0,100,0
extraColumns: msTRCSIP-PrimaryUserAddress,Live Communications Address,1,300,0
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(You must have the hyphen on the last line. It won’t work without it.)

2. Log onto a domain controller with a domain admin account and run ldifde –i –f ReaddOUColumns.txt.

3. Open ADUC, and select View >>> Add/Remove Columns. You will now see that you can readd all the columns you like.

And by the way, this little gem is now my only claim to fame in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Check out http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884402. Ah!! The glory!!!

Regards Paul Eddington

KB Keywords: ADUC column missing not available view gone live communication server 2003 LCS LCS2003