Update managers name in active directory?

[lairpr74]

I am trying to update the managers name in active directory with an application I got that updates active directory.

I been strugling with this for a few weeks now and couldn't find the best way to update the managers name.

I got a datareader that returns all the employees from the database then a method checks each one of the records and compares them in AD and them commits the changes to the users information.

This is what I have try so far:

This is one updates the other properties except the managers name:

using (DirectoryEntry manager = new DirectoryEntry(GetDirectoryEntry()))
                using (DirectoryEntry minion = new DirectoryEntry(GetDirectoryEntry())) {
                  minion.Properties["manager"].Value =
                      manager.Properties["distinguishedName"].Value.ToString();
                }

Error: The value provided for adsObject does not implement IADs.

With this is one:

if (oEmployee.Manager != String.Empty) {
                  dentry.Properties["manager"].Value = "CN=oEmployee.Manager,DC=domain, DC=net";

Error: System.Director yServices.Direc toryServicesCOM Exception (0x8007202F): A constraint violation occurred.(Excep tion from HRESULT: 0x8007202F)

And with this one:

if (oEmployee.Manager != String.Empty) {
                  dentry.Properties["manager"].Value = oEmployee.Manager;

Error: System.Director yServices.Direc toryServicesCOM Exception (0x8007202F): A constraint violation occurred.(Excep tion from HRESULT: 0x8007202F)



This is my code:

    public void ModifyUsers(SortedList<string , clsEmployee> colEmployee) {
      clsEmployee oEmployee;
      DirectoryEntry dentry;
      string empId;
     
      DirectoryEntry de = GetDirectoryEntry();
      DirectorySearcher dirsearcher = new DirectorySearcher(de);
      dirsearcher.PageSize = 1000;

      dirsearcher.Filter = "(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user))";
      SearchResultCollection dsCol = dirsearcher.FindAll();

      foreach (SearchResult restEnt in dsCol) {
        dentry = restEnt.GetDirectoryEntry();

        if (dentry.Properties["employeeId"] != null) {
          if (dentry.Properties["employeeId"].Value != null) {
            empId = dentry.Properties["employeeId"].Value.ToString();
            oEmployee = new clsEmployee();
            try {
              oEmployee = colEmployee[empId];
            }
            catch {
              //do nothing
            }
            if (!oEmployee.empId.Equals(string.Empty)) {            
             
              //Update the information
              try {
                if (oEmployee.Pager != String.Empty) {
                  dentry.Properties["pager"].Value = oEmployee.Pager;
                }
                if (oEmployee.TelephoneNumber != String.Empty) {
                  dentry.Properties["telephoneNumber"].Value = oEmployee.TelephoneNumber;
                }
                if (oEmployee.HomePhone != String.Empty) {
                  dentry.Properties["homePhone"].Value = oEmployee.HomePhone;
                }
                if (oEmployee.Mobile != String.Empty) {
                  dentry.Properties["mobile"].Value = oEmployee.Mobile;
                }
                if (oEmployee.Nextel != String.Empty) {
                  dentry.Properties["ipphone"].Value = oEmployee.Nextel;
                }
                if (oEmployee.RadioId != String.Empty) {
                  dentry.Properties["otherIpPhone"].Value = oEmployee.RadioId;
                }
                if (oEmployee.Department != String.Empty) {
                  dentry.Properties["department"].Value = oEmployee.Department;
                }
                if (oEmployee.Manager != String.Empty) {
                  dentry.Properties["manager"].Value = oEmployee.Manager;
                }
                using (DirectoryEntry entryManager = new DirectoryEntry(GetDirectoryEntry()))
                using (DirectoryEntry dirent = new DirectoryEntry(GetDirectoryEntry())) {
                  dirent.Properties["manager"].Value =
                      entryManager.Properties["manager"].Value = oEmployee.Manager;
                }
                //Update managers name
                //if (oEmployee.Manager != String.Empty) {
                //  dentry.Properties["distinguishedName"].Value = oEmployee.Manager;
                //}
              }
              catch (Exception e) {
                //For debugging
                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
              }
              dentry.CommitChanges();
              dentry.Close();
            }
          }
        }
      }

Any ideas of how I can update the manager name?

Thanks.

[Curtis Rutland]

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[lairpr74]

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Sorry, I forgot. I'll make sure to include them next time.

Thanks.