In order to fully understand if remnants of the old name are still in the account properties in AD for that user you have to use an LDAP browser such as Softerra LDAP Browser.
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Browse All TopicsThe user account name has been changed in AD. The new account name is 35dec and old is 35dss.
When this user logged in the web application, she still get the old account name in the web server.
she can login to the server with the new account. When i look at Security tab in the event viewer in the server , it shows the the old user name 35dss. when i open that item, it shows the new user name 35dec.
Is anybody know why? How can we clear the old information without restart server? Thanks!
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This satiation happens only when the person who need to change her last name and we have to change her account name and last name too.
She can login to the one web server and no problem. But she cant login to this web server.
If I use userID = User.Identity.Name.ToStrin
Sometimes it happens on this web server and sometimes it happens in another web server.
It seems her identity being cached on this server not her workstation.
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by: RickSheikhPosted on 2009-08-20 at 12:34:35ID: 25146192
Does the pertaining web application contain its own user db or name referencing mechanism, it looks to be cache, make sure that the rename in AD has happened for the samaccountname, firstname/lastname and the display name as well.