Re: Change Naming Attribute (RDN) from CN to UID

Craig Gilmour wrote:
All,
for various reasons I want to be able to change the naming attribute of a user from the standard CN to another attribute such as UID (or samAccountName for that matter). This is because CN will hold a friendly name (Firstname Lastname) that will not be unique across the organisation, and it is possible the user may be in the same container. I need to do this for both AD and ADAM. Does anyone know if this is possible or not?


Do You want to do it for existing users - sure it is possible with script or tools. Here You will find example how to rename user using VBScript:
http://techtasks.com/code/viewbookcode/1572,

You can use pari adfind.exe and admod.exe to do this as well:
www.joeware.net/win/free/tools/admod.htm
www.joeware.net/win/free/tools/adfind.htm

adfind -b "OU=Employees OU,DC=W2k,DC=PL" -s subtree -f "(&(objectClass=user)(objectCategory=person))" samaccountname -adcsv | admod -rename {{samaccountname}}

(I know - fancy new feature)

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