---
title: Admin-Count attribute
description: Indicates that a given object has had its ACLs changed to a more secure value by the system because it was a member of one of the administrative groups (directly or transitively).
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- Admin-Count attribute AD Schema
- adminCount attribute AD Schema
topic_type:
- apiref
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- Admin-Count
api_type:
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ms.date: 05/31/2018
---

# Admin-Count attribute

Indicates that a given object has had its ACLs changed to a more secure value by the system because it was a member of one of the administrative groups (directly or transitively).



| Entry | Value |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| CN                | Admin-Count                                         |
| Ldap-Display-Name | adminCount                                          |
| Size              | 4 bytes                                             |
| Update Privilege  | This value is set by the system.                    |
| Update Frequency  | When an object is added to an administrative group. |
| Attribute-Id      | 1.2.840.113556.1.4.150                              |
| System-Id-Guid    | bf967918-0de6-11d0-a285-00aa003049e2                |
| Syntax            | [**Enumeration**](s-enumeration.md)                |



## Implementations

-   [**Windows 2000 Server**](#windows-2000-server)
-   [**Windows Server 2003**](#windows-server-2003)
-   [**Windows Server 2003 R2**](#windows-server-2003-r2)
-   [**Windows Server 2008**](#windows-server-2008)
-   [**Windows Server 2008 R2**](#windows-server-2008-r2)
-   [**Windows Server 2012**](#windows-server-2012)

## Windows 2000 Server



| Entry | Value |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Link-Id                | \-                                                                    |
| MAPI-Id                | \-                                                                    |
| System-Only            | False                                                                 |
| Is-Single-Valued       | True                                                                  |
| Is Indexed             | False                                                                 |
| In Global Catalog      | False                                                                 |
| NT-Security-Descriptor | O:BAG:BAD:S:                                                          |
| Range-Lower            | \-                                                                    |
| Range-Upper            | \-                                                                    |
| Search-Flags           | 0x00000000                                                            |
| System-Flags           | 0x00000010                                                            |
| Classes used in        | [**Group**](c-group.md)<br/> [**User**](c-user.md)<br/> |



## Windows Server 2003



| Entry | Value |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Link-Id                | \-                                                                    |
| MAPI-Id                | \-                                                                    |
| System-Only            | False                                                                 |
| Is-Single-Valued       | True                                                                  |
| Is Indexed             | False                                                                 |
| In Global Catalog      | False                                                                 |
| NT-Security-Descriptor | O:BAG:BAD:S:                                                          |
| Range-Lower            | \-                                                                    |
| Range-Upper            | \-                                                                    |
| Search-Flags           | 0x00000000                                                            |
| System-Flags           | 0x00000010                                                            |
| Classes used in        | [**Group**](c-group.md)<br/> [**User**](c-user.md)<br/> |



## Windows Server 2003 R2



| Entry | Value |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Link-Id                | \-                                                                    |
| MAPI-Id                | \-                                                                    |
| System-Only            | False                                                                 |
| Is-Single-Valued       | True                                                                  |
| Is Indexed             | False                                                                 |
| In Global Catalog      | False                                                                 |
| NT-Security-Descriptor | O:BAG:BAD:S:                                                          |
| Range-Lower            | \-                                                                    |
| Range-Upper            | \-                                                                    |
| Search-Flags           | 0x00000000                                                            |
| System-Flags           | 0x00000010                                                            |
| Classes used in        | [**Group**](c-group.md)<br/> [**User**](c-user.md)<br/> |



## Windows Server 2008



| Entry | Value |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Link-Id                | \-                                                                    |
| MAPI-Id                | \-                                                                    |
| System-Only            | False                                                                 |
| Is-Single-Valued       | True                                                                  |
| Is Indexed             | False                                                                 |
| In Global Catalog      | False                                                                 |
| NT-Security-Descriptor | O:BAG:BAD:S:                                                          |
| Range-Lower            | \-                                                                    |
| Range-Upper            | \-                                                                    |
| Search-Flags           | 0x00000000                                                            |
| System-Flags           | 0x00000010                                                            |
| Classes used in        | [**Group**](c-group.md)<br/> [**User**](c-user.md)<br/> |



## Windows Server 2008 R2



| Entry | Value |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Link-Id                | \-                                                                    |
| MAPI-Id                | \-                                                                    |
| System-Only            | False                                                                 |
| Is-Single-Valued       | True                                                                  |
| Is Indexed             | False                                                                 |
| In Global Catalog      | False                                                                 |
| NT-Security-Descriptor | O:BAG:BAD:S:                                                          |
| Range-Lower            | \-                                                                    |
| Range-Upper            | \-                                                                    |
| Search-Flags           | 0x00000000                                                            |
| System-Flags           | 0x00000010                                                            |
| Classes used in        | [**Group**](c-group.md)<br/> [**User**](c-user.md)<br/> |



## Windows Server 2012



| Entry | Value |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Link-Id                | \-                                                                    |
| MAPI-Id                | \-                                                                    |
| System-Only            | False                                                                 |
| Is-Single-Valued       | True                                                                  |
| Is Indexed             | False                                                                 |
| In Global Catalog      | False                                                                 |
| NT-Security-Descriptor | O:BAG:BAD:S:                                                          |
| Range-Lower            | \-                                                                    |
| Range-Upper            | \-                                                                    |
| Search-Flags           | 0x00000000                                                            |
| System-Flags           | 0x00000010                                                            |
| Classes used in        | [**Group**](c-group.md)<br/> [**User**](c-user.md)<br/> |