I am attempting to import user profile pictures from Active Directory but when running the Update-SPProfilePhotoStore cmdlet it generates an error. Here is the command I am running: Update-SPProfilePhotoStore -CreateThumbnailsForImportedPhotos 1 -MySiteHostLocation http://mysite.mydomain.local and this is the error message: UserProfileApplicationProxy.ApplicationProperties…
I have configured the User Profile Service Application to import user photographs from Active Directory (we already have these displayed in Outlook and Lync). However, even though I have configured the Picture property to map to the thumbnailPhoto attribute and…
In SharePoint 2010 I have configured the User Profile Synchronization Service to import user properties from Active Directory. However, when I run a full synchronisation none of the attributes are imported from AD. For me, one of the best tools…
I’m about to create a whole new installation of SharePoint 2010 so have decided to take AutoSPInstaller for a test drive. To prepare, I have: Built a new Windows 2008 R2 server and installed Active Directory, creating a new domain…
I’ve been trying to create a new User Profile Connection to Active Directory for User Profile Synchronisation but it keeps failing with the following error message: Error: No dsml attribute matching mvAttribute value I’ve tried to troubleshoot this by restarting…
With any public-facing web server these days it is best practice to use SSL to make sure traffic is encrypted. SharePoint is no exception so today I’m going to generate an SSL certificate and attach it to my site. I…
Before I start setting permissions on SharePoint sites and libraries I need to determine the best way to do this. Do I use SharePoint groups and manage permissions directly or create groups in Active Directory, then use these to assign…