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AD - change user logon name in active directory
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xatrix
2006-10-17 12:39:19 UTC
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Hi

I need to change user logon names in Active directory. Currently logon
names only are 2 characters. we are changing the logon names to
lastname + first letter first name. Example John Smith --> smithj.

We have a domain controller in each site, I changed the logon names on
the DC in site X in the user properties under account (user logon name
+ pre2000 logon name). In site X I can use the new logon name but not
in the other sites. As if the user name is not replicated through the
domain. If I create a new user or change the e-mail address it is
replicated through the domain within 15 minutes. Is there any special
command to change user names?

Other strange thing is that when logging on with the user name on a
workstation, there is no new profile created under documents and
settings.

Please advice if you know more about this problem. Thanks

Xatrix
Jorge Silva
2006-10-17 12:52:49 UTC
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Hi
Answers inline
Post by xatrix
I need to change user logon names in Active directory. Currently logon
names only are 2 characters. we are changing the logon names to
lastname + first letter first name. Example John Smith --> smithj.
Ok
Post by xatrix
We have a domain controller in each site, I changed the logon names on
the DC in site X in the user properties under account (user logon name
+ pre2000 logon name). In site X I can use the new logon name but not
in the other sites. As if the user name is not replicated through the
domain. If I create a new user or change the e-mail address it is
replicated through the domain within 15 minutes. Is there any special
command to change user names?
Use repadmin and check if replication is doing fine, also run dcdiag and
netdiag and check for configuration problems, also look at eventvwr an look
for replication problems.
Note: the CN attribute is different from the sAMAccountName attribute, so
when checking if the changes were replicated look for the user properties
Account tab. Also make sure that the clients are using the correct DNS
server in their domain
Post by xatrix
Other strange thing is that when logging on with the user name on a
workstation, there is no new profile created under documents and
settings.
This is espected, the looks for SId ad not the user logon name
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I hope that the information above helps you

Good Luck
Jorge Silva
MCSA
Systems Administrator
Post by xatrix
Hi
I need to change user logon names in Active directory. Currently logon
names only are 2 characters. we are changing the logon names to
lastname + first letter first name. Example John Smith --> smithj.
We have a domain controller in each site, I changed the logon names on
the DC in site X in the user properties under account (user logon name
+ pre2000 logon name). In site X I can use the new logon name but not
in the other sites. As if the user name is not replicated through the
domain. If I create a new user or change the e-mail address it is
replicated through the domain within 15 minutes. Is there any special
command to change user names?
Other strange thing is that when logging on with the user name on a
workstation, there is no new profile created under documents and
settings.
Please advice if you know more about this problem. Thanks
Xatrix
xatrix
2006-10-18 12:54:54 UTC
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Thanks for the info Jorge

I will check and let you know whether your solution solved the issue.
Jorge Silva
2006-10-18 21:01:11 UTC
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ok
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I hope that the information above helps you

Good Luck
Jorge Silva
MCSA
Systems Administrator
Post by xatrix
Thanks for the info Jorge
I will check and let you know whether your solution solved the issue.
xatrix
2006-10-20 13:23:30 UTC
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We ran some tests and get a lot of failures. Our sys admin is now
trying to figure out what is going wrong but no solution yet.

DCdiag tests are succesful except for :

TEST: Delegations (Del)
Warning: DNS server: il-kst-dc01.sodaclub.local. IP:
<Unavailable> Failure:Missing glue A record
Jorge de Almeida Pinto [MVP - DS]
2006-10-20 13:47:32 UTC
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re-establish the DNS delegation as it (just like it says)

is missing a complete GLUE A record (which consists of a hostname and an IP
address)
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Post by xatrix
We ran some tests and get a lot of failures. Our sys admin is now
trying to figure out what is going wrong but no solution yet.
TEST: Delegations (Del)
<Unavailable> Failure:Missing glue A record
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