Re: How to change the mailNickname attribute

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From: Chriss3 [MVP] (noSpamHere_at_chrisse.se)
Date: 10/12/04 

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:05:20 +0200

Hello again David,
I se no use to change this, since the Display Name are used for display in
the GAL and as from for the recipient. For what I understand its only used
to create the first default e-mail address. Configure the Recipients Policy
to set another Primary e-mail address, well you can post this question in
the exchange group as well for best support and assistance. 

-- 
Regards
Christoffer Andersson
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
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"David Atkinson" <DavidAtkinson@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i 
meddelandet news:DD217BBF-CC42-4F80-BE1B-EE4775106CDB@microsoft.com...
>
> You are correct. I have already done KB 250455. Now every time a new user
> account is added it correctly fills in the Display field. What I am 
> talking
> about is found under the Exchange General tab on the Properties of a user
> object. The field is ALIAS and by default logon name is used but we would
> like to change to last name, first name (%<sn>, %<givenName>)
>
> "Chriss3 [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I think he wants to change the display name.
>>
>> How to Change Display Names of Active Directory Users:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;250455
>> -- 
>> Regards
>> Christoffer Andersson
>> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>>
>> No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> http://www.chrisse.se - Active Directory Tips
>>
>> "David Atkinson" <DavidAtkinson@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i
>> meddelandet news:4BC7FD1A-D3B0-4B22-A986-D088B8B27A34@microsoft.com...
>> > My Exchange admin whants to change what looks like the mailNickname to
>> > %<sn>,%<givenName>. I just can not find were this attribute is defined.
>> > Any
>> > ideas?
>> > -- 
>> > David Atkinson
>> > Network Adminsitrator
>> > Austin Texas
>>
>>
>>

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