Re: Changing User Logon Name

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From: Oli Restorick [MVP] (oli_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/04/04


Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 22:10:19 +0100

Renaming's not generally a problem. The only thing you'll find that may
seem odd is that the user's profile folder will retain its old name on any
workstation where the user has logged it. This is because the workstation
does a SID to directory mapping between locally-stored profiles and user
accounts.

Oli

"Alap" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:604701c492a0$69cafd70$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi there,
>
> A user has asked me to change her use log on name
> following her marriage. The last time I changed a user
> log on name for a different user she couldn't access some
> of her folders, also she couldn't even access her own
> mailbox. Is there anyway I can change the log on name
> without bumping into any of these problems?
>
> Thank you in advanced.
>
> Alap



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