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cheers for help, some one had changed the display name of a user, which doesn't help much.
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cheers for help, some one had changed the display name of a user, which doesn't help much.

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I have a server 2003 AD that i am trying to add a user to. When i add the user name i get :-<br />
the user logon name you have chosen is already in use in this enterprise.<br />
Choose another logon name, and then try again.<br />
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Fine, but only problem is i cannot find the username that i am trying to put in.<br />
The only thing i can thinl of, is the previous admin had removed the user.<br />
How do i go about finding out if this user was once on there ?<br />
cheers
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I have a server 2003 AD that i am trying to add a user to. When i add the user name i get :-
the user logon name you have chosen is already in use in this enterprise.
Choose another logon name, and then try again.

Fine, but only problem is i cannot find the username that i am trying to put in.
The only thing i can thinl of, is the previous admin had removed the user.
How do i go about finding out if this user was once on there ?
cheers

how can i find a user in AD if its not there ?

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