Re: How to change the mailNickname attribute

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From: Al Mulnick (amulnick_No_SPAM_at_ncDOTrr.com)
Date: 10/13/04 

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 20:54:46 -0400

Why? Why do you want to change the alias field?
Maybe we can offer a better solution for you or point you in the right
direction?

"David Atkinson" <DavidAtkinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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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