I was tasked to update the GAL or basically populate the fileds such as dept, phone numbers,reports to, etc. I was given a person to do the data entry , but am hesitant ablout this person getting into AD. Is there a tool I could give her to edit the GAL without direct access to AD? thanks CraigCraig

Hi, GC hosts GAL. GAL is a collect of basic attributes of all AD objects. So editing GAL is same as editing AD attributes. Using LDIFDE to Manipulate Mailbox Attributes http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124766(EXCHG.65).aspx Using ADSI Edit to Edit Active Directory Attributes http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124152(EXCHG.65).aspx No matter which tool you use, you are requied to be able to access GC. GAL is stored in AD Schema database. If you want to edit GAL, you must have schema admins group permission. More information about “Managing Global Address Lists” http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb232101(EXCHG.80).aspx Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.