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Change user logon name via active directory need file transfer solution
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Running a domain with active directory and I have a user on a system that wishes to change their windows user logon name due to a last name change. I can do that, but it seems like it's going to create a new profile on the system if I change her user logon name in active directory..or will it?
She's got a lot of stuff in the My Documents folder and Outlook email/settings. Is there a way to easily transition her? Or is changing the last 4 characters of her computer logon ID going to make everything a nightmare?
Running a domain with active directory and I have a user on a system that wishes to change their windows user logon name due to a last name change. I can do that, but it seems like it's going to create a new profile on the system if I change her user logon name in active directory..or will it?
She's got a lot of stuff in the My Documents folder and Outlook email/settings. Is there a way to easily transition her? Or is changing the last 4 characters of her computer logon ID going to make everything a nightmare?
According to this:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/05/Migration/?related=/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/05/Migration
"This makes it possible for you to rename a user's domain account without having to reassign user permissions."
Hence - a new profile would not be created.
I would actually backup her data and files using USMT first (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=799ab28c-691b-4b36-b7ad-6c604be4c595&DisplayLang=en) - then create a new user (just for the cleanest possible solution) - then restore the data to the new profile...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/05/Migration/?related=/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/05/Migration
"This makes it possible for you to rename a user's domain account without having to reassign user permissions."
Hence - a new profile would not be created.
I would actually backup her data and files using USMT first (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=799ab28c-691b-4b36-b7ad-6c604be4c595&DisplayLang=en) - then create a new user (just for the cleanest possible solution) - then restore the data to the new profile...
Changing the users name in active directory will not create a new profile/folder. However the users existing profile folder name will not change.
i.e:
existing name = Mary Smith
account name = MSmith
profile folder =MSmith
after change:
user name = Mary Smith-Jones
account name = MSmith-Jones
profile folder =MSmith
always good to back up first though !
i.e:
existing name = Mary Smith
account name = MSmith
profile folder =MSmith
after change:
user name = Mary Smith-Jones
account name = MSmith-Jones
profile folder =MSmith
always good to back up first though !
By the way if you have an exchange server, you will need to address that as well. We usually add the new name and make it their primary, and leave the old in place as an alias.
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In XP, there is a "file and settings transfer wizard" (can't remember the exact name) that might help you to migrate profile. test yourself.