c# - Updating AD User information -

i having problem updating user information in active directory db...

when run following code error:

the specified directory service attribute or value not exist

the problem path using save information this:

cn=ad test,ou=container name,dc=us,dc=flg,dc=int 

ad test username in ad trying update.

and believe should be:

cn=ad test,ou=container name, ou=server name,dc=us,dc=flg,dc=int 

i new directory services appreciate in finding out why cannot update... thank in advance

public bool updateactivedirectory(string ldapservername, string custid, employee sqlresult) {     try       {         directoryentry rootentry = new directoryentry("ldap://" + ldapservername, "usrename", "password", authenticationtypes.secure);          directorysearcher searcher = new directorysearcher(rootentry);          searcher.filter = "(samaccountname=" + sqlresult.logonnt + ")";         searcher.propertiestoload.add("title");         searcher.propertiestoload.add("street");         searcher.propertiestoload.add("1");         searcher.propertiestoload.add("st");         searcher.propertiestoload.add("postalcode");         searcher.propertiestoload.add("department");         searcher.propertiestoload.add("mail");         searcher.propertiestoload.add("manager");         searcher.propertiestoload.add("telephonenumber");          searchresult result = searcher.findone();          if (result != null)         {             // create new object search result                 directoryentry entrytoupdate = result.getdirectoryentry();              entrytoupdate.properties["title"].value = sqlresult.title;             entrytoupdate.properties["street"].value = sqlresult.address;             entrytoupdate.properties["1"].value = sqlresult.city;             entrytoupdate.properties["st"].value = sqlresult.state;             entrytoupdate.properties["postalcode"].value = sqlresult.zipcode;             entrytoupdate.properties["department"].value = sqlresult.department;             entrytoupdate.properties["mail"].value = sqlresult.emailid;             entrytoupdate.properties["manager"].value = sqlresult.managername;             entrytoupdate.properties["telephonenumber"].value = sqlresult.phone;              entrytoupdate.commitchanges();              console.writeline("user updated");         }         else         {             console.writeline("user not found!");         }     }     catch (exception e)     {         console.writeline("exception caught:\n\n" + e.tostring());     }       return true; } 

maybe typo?

the third property you're trying update:

entrytoupdate.properties["1"].value = sqlresult.city; 

is 1 (1) in there? should small l (l) instead.

also: manager's name must distinguished name of manager - whole

cn=manager,cn=ad test,ou=container name, ou=server name,dc=us,dc=flg,dc=int  

thing - not name itself.

if doesn't - go old-school debugging technique:

• update single property; if fails --> that's problem case - figure out why it's problem.
• if works: uncomment second property , run again

-> repeat on , on again, until find culprit