Changing usernames

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I'm looking for an easy way to change all of my users from

first initial lastname to firstname lastname or possibly firstname.lasnate


Ex.

From
JDoe


To
JohnDoe

OR
John.Doe


Anyone know of a easy way to do this (utility or script)?
 
Wayne said:
I'm looking for an easy way to change all of my users from

first initial lastname to firstname lastname or possibly firstname.lasnate


Ex.

From
JDoe


To
JohnDoe

OR
John.Doe
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Hi,

The method depends on whether you are talking about the sAMAccountName (NT
Name, or "pre-Windows 2000 logon name") or the Common Name ("cn" attribute)
of the user. sAMAccountName can be modified like any other attribute, as
long as the value you assign is unique in the domain. To modify cn you must
rename the object. In VBScript you would use the MoveHere method. The cn
attribute must be unique in the container/OU.

If you have populated the sn and giveName attributes in AD (the last name
and first name fields in ADUC), then you can construct either sAMAccountName
or cn from these values.

Because of the danger of duplicates and strange names, it would be wise to
do this in two steps. First, use a script to write all user names to a text
file or spreadsheet. Then modify the text file or spreadsheet as desired.
You could add a new column in a spreadsheet and have it construct your new
name with formulas based on first and last names in other columns. Then use
a second script to read the names from the text file or spreadsheet and
modify your user objects.

Before suggesting code I would need to know:

1. Are you modifying cn or sAMAccountName.
2. Are the sn and givenName attributes populated with the values you want.
 
Richard Mueller said:
Hi,

The method depends on whether you are talking about the sAMAccountName (NT
Name, or "pre-Windows 2000 logon name") or the Common Name ("cn" attribute)
of the user. sAMAccountName can be modified like any other attribute, as
long as the value you assign is unique in the domain. To modify cn you must
rename the object. In VBScript you would use the MoveHere method. The cn
attribute must be unique in the container/OU.

If you have populated the sn and giveName attributes in AD (the last name
and first name fields in ADUC), then you can construct either sAMAccountName
or cn from these values.

Because of the danger of duplicates and strange names, it would be wise to
do this in two steps. First, use a script to write all user names to a text
file or spreadsheet. Then modify the text file or spreadsheet as desired.
You could add a new column in a spreadsheet and have it construct your new
name with formulas based on first and last names in other columns. Then use
a second script to read the names from the text file or spreadsheet and
modify your user objects.

Before suggesting code I would need to know:

1. Are you modifying cn or sAMAccountName.
2. Are the sn and givenName attributes populated with the values you want.
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The first name and last name on the general tab is correct and shows John
and Doe. The "Display Name" shows John Doe
We want to change the username (sAMAccountName/pre-Windows 2000) to JohnDoe
or John.Doe

FYI, our users are in an OU 2 levels deep. For instance

domain.com
Company OU
Users OU
John Doe
Jane Doe
 
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