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rename a user in windows server 2003 SBS active directory

Hi! to all expert.

can anybody help me to rename an user in the active directory 2003 with damaging his all account and his email exchange as well because whenever you create a user account in 2003 SBS you also create his/her email at the same time.

Please help!!!

Thanks in advance.

Leon Fester

It is NOT recommended that you rename accounts in Active Directory. In fact you don't even get the option to rename an account. The reasons against are manyfold.

Why not delete the account and then add it again? What is the problem? The username or the email address?

If the email address is the problem, then create an new alias for the user. Leave the login account the same.

skaap2k

Hi,

It is possible to rename an account, but like dvt_localboy said, it's not really recommended, but it can be done,
right clicking on the user should present a rename option, it will then change the display name, once you change that, another dialog will appear asking you to change other credentials,

this does NOT change the exchange information or mailbox names, you can change the exchange addresses by going into the properties of the account and changinng them manually, as far as i am aware, you cannot change the mailbox name. but can change email addresses very easily.

Rgds,
Rob

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