Active Directory Attributes List May 28, 2026
This page is a complete reference for Active Directory user attributes. The tables are organized by the tabs found in the Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) interface. Each table includes the friendly name, the LDAP attribute name, and a sample value. You can use this page as a reference when writing PowerShell scripts, building CSV imports, or configuring LDAP queries.
Table of Contents Attribute List General Tab Friendly Name LDAP Attribute Name Example First Name givenName John Initials initials JS Last Name sn Smith Display Name displayName John Smith Description description Sales Manager Office physicalDeliveryOfficeName London Office Telephone Number telephoneNumber 949-555-1234 Telephone Number (Other) otherTelephone 949-555-1234 Email mail jsmith@company.com Web Page wWWHomePage www.company.com
Address Tab Friendly Name LDAP Attribute Name Example Street streetAddress 123 Main Street P.O. Box postOfficeBox PO Box 456 City l Los Angeles State/Province st California Zip/Postal Code postalCode 90210 Country co United States Country Abbreviation c US Country Code countryCode 840
Account Tab Friendly Name LDAP Attribute Name Example User Logon Name userPrincipalName jsmith@company.com User Logon Name (Pre-Windows 2000) sAMAccountName jsmith Account Expires accountExpires 12/31/2026 Logon Hours logonHours — Log On To (Workstations) userWorkstations PC01, PC02 Account Is Disabled userAccountControl 514 Account Is Locked lockoutTime — User Must Change Password at Next Logon pwdLastSet 0 Password Never Expires userAccountControl 66048 User Cannot Change Password userAccountControl 68
Profile Tab Friendly Name LDAP Attribute Name Example Profile Path profilePath \server\profiles\jsmith Logon Script scriptPath logon.bat Home Folder (Local Path) homeDirectory C:\Users\jsmith Home Folder (Connect Drive) homeDrive H: Home Folder (To Path) homeDirectory \server\home\jsmith
Telephones Tab Friendly Name LDAP Attribute Name Example Home Phone homePhone 949-555-5678 Mobile mobile 949-555-9999 Pager pager 949-555-0000 Fax facsimileTelephoneNumber 949-555-1111 IP Phone ipPhone 5001
Organization Tab Friendly Name LDAP Attribute Name Example Title title IT Manager Department department Information Technology Company company Contoso Ltd Manager manager CN=Jane Doe,OU=IT,DC=company,DC=com Direct Reports directReports — Employee ID employeeID EMP001 Employee Number employeeNumber 12345 Employee Type employeeType Full-Time Division division North America
Exchange / Email Friendly Name LDAP Attribute Name Example Email Addresses (Proxy) proxyAddresses SMTP:jsmith@company.com Alias mailNickname jsmith Hide from Address List msExchHideFromAddressLists TRUE Target Address targetAddress SMTP:jsmith@company.mail.onmicrosoft.com Legacy Exchange DN legacyExchangeDN /o=Company/ou=Exchange/cn=Recipients/cn=jsmith
Password / Security Friendly Name LDAP Attribute Name Example Password Last Set pwdLastSet 133500000000000000 Last Bad Password Attempt badPasswordTime 133500000000000000 Bad Password Count badPwdCount 3 Last Logon lastLogon 133500000000000000 Last Logon (Replicated) lastLogonTimestamp 133500000000000000 Logon Count logonCount 487 When Created whenCreated 1/15/2024 When Changed whenChanged 4/10/2026 SID objectSid S-1-5-21-… SID History sidHistory —
Extension Attributes Friendly Name LDAP Attribute Name Example Extension Attribute 1 extensionAttribute1 Custom Value Extension Attribute 2 extensionAttribute2 Custom Value Extension Attribute 3 extensionAttribute3 Custom Value Extension Attribute 4 extensionAttribute4 Custom Value Extension Attribute 5 extensionAttribute5 Custom Value Extension Attribute 6 extensionAttribute6 Custom Value Extension Attribute 7 extensionAttribute7 Custom Value Extension Attribute 8 extensionAttribute8 Custom Value Extension Attribute 9 extensionAttribute9 Custom Value Extension Attribute 10 extensionAttribute10 Custom Value Extension Attribute 11 extensionAttribute11 Custom Value Extension Attribute 12 extensionAttribute12 Custom Value Extension Attribute 13 extensionAttribute13 Custom Value Extension Attribute 14 extensionAttribute14 Custom Value Extension Attribute 15 extensionAttribute15 Custom Value
