Re: Account query

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From: airforce (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/07/04 

Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 00:23:53 -0700

Thanks Mike.

You are right in that the display name is not the same as
the logon name but in this case it is 2 different people
totally.

The display name is (for example) John Smith and the logon
name is petersm and vice versa.

Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>Could it be that what you are describing as "Full-Name"
is actually the
>Display Name ?
>
>These are intentionally different from the logon name and
are what appears
>listed on Views in the Created By / Modified By fields.
>
>You are using SharePoint Team Services (this newsgroup) ?
>
>Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
>STS FAQ at http://www.collutions.com/Lists/FAQ
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>Please post questions to the newsgroup only.
>
>
>"Airforce" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:15c501c4abc2$60399c90$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Strange query - I have created a team site of which I am
>> an Administrator. I have setup 3 more users - 2 are
>> Authors and 1 is another Administrator.
>>
>> When I upload documents, the modified column shows the
>> name of another of the users and not me.
>>
>> When I checked via Site Settings, View user information,
>> the full names and user names do not match on the 2
>> accounts concerned.
>>
>> e.g. Full-name = Smith, John Mr
>> Logon-name = DOMAIN\jonesb404
>>
>> and this is the same for my account - full name and
logon-
>> name do not match at all.
>>
>> I would think the account creation was integrated into
AD,
>> but the properties of these accounts in AD looks fine.
>>
>> Any ideas ?
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

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