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Rename User Object by Using the Windows Interface

To rename a user object by using the Windows interface, perform the following steps:

1.	Log on to a domain controller or a member computer that has Windows Server 2008 RSAT installed.
2.	Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
3.	In the details pane, right-click the user object you want to rename and click Rename.
4.	Type the new full name of the user and press Enter.
5.	On the Rename User window, shown in Figure 1, modify the applicable name fields; then click OK. Figure 1. The Rename User page.

Rename User Object by Using the Command Line

To rename a user object by using the command line, perform the following steps:

1.	Log on to a domain controller.
2.	Click Start, and click Command Prompt. Note Renaming a user account by using the command line is a two phase process. The first step uses the dsmod command to modify the applicable name attributes for the object. The second step uses the dsmove command to modify the distinguished name of the object.
3.	In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter: Dsmod user "CN=John Smith,CN=Users,DC=WS08DOMAIN01,DC=local" -fn Jonathan -display "Jonathan Smith" (where "CN=John Smith,CN=Users,DC=WS08DOMAIN01,DC=local" is the distinguished name of the user, –fn Jonathan is the new first name of the user, and –display "Jonathan Smith" is the new display name of the user). Tip For a full list of dsmod user parameters, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732954.aspx.
4.	Verify that the results of the dsmod command entered above returns dsmod succeeded, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2. Modifying the user’s name using the command line.
5.	In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter: Dsmove "CN=John Smith,CN=Users,DC=WS08DOMAIN01,DC=local" -newname "Jonathan Smith" (where "CN=John Smith,CN=Users,DC=WS08DOMAIN01,DC=local" is the distinguished name of the user, –fn Jonathan is the new first name of the user, and –display "Jonathan Smith" is the new display name of the user).
6.	Verify that the results of the dsmove command entered above returns dsmove succeeded, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3. Renaming the user using the command line.

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