Microsoft KB Archive/323000

= HOW TO: Change a User Name in a Domain in Windows 2000 =

PSS ID Number: 323000

Article Last Modified on 11/20/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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This article was previously published under Q323000



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 * SUMMARY
 * ** To Rename a User Account



SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to change a user name in Windows 2000 Active Directory.

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To Rename a User Account
To follow these steps, you must be a member of the Administrators group on a Windows 2000-based domain controller.
 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
 * 2) In the console tree, expand Active Directory Users and Computers, expand the domain node, and then click Users. Or, click the container that contains the user account.
 * 3) In the Details pane, right-click the user account, and then click Rename.
 * 4) Type the new name. Or, press DELETE, and then press ENTER to open the Rename User dialog box.
 * 5) In the Name box, type the user name.
 * 6) In the First name box, type the user's first name.
 * 7) In the Last name box, type the user's last name.
 * 8) In the Display name box, type the name that is used to identify the user.
 * 9) In the User logon name box, type the name that the user will use to log on. In the drop-down list, click the UPN suffix that must be appended to this name (after the at sign [@]).

If the user will use a different name to log on from computers that run Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows 95, type the different name in the Pre-Windows 2000 logon name box.

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