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I have a user with a typo'd name. For the sake of explanation, I'll say the username is lusername, first name Lindsay. Active Directory had the user initially named Lindsey Username, and I need it to be Lindsay Username. As you can tell this doesn't affect the actual login name of lusername.

If I go into Active Directory Users and Computers and search for lus, her name comes up.

I open the properties, and I can change the first name and display name fields, but I can't change the initial name at the top of the "general" tab.

Is there a way to "fix" this without resorting to recreating the user?

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Right click the user, select Rename.

First it will allow you to change the name of the user, then it will pop up a dialog box allowing you to change the Full Name, First Name, Last Name and Display Name fields.

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(source: richard-slater.co.uk)

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  • Oh $DEITY I need a vacation. I can't believe that solution fell out of my brain this morning. Feb 1, 2010 at 15:47
  • Took me a day to figure this out way back when I was first migrating to AD. Feb 1, 2010 at 15:49
  • Hopefully others will find the question useful at some point. I so should have already remembered this...*sigh* Feb 1, 2010 at 16:05
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    If you are using an Exchange server, you probably want to make sure the "Exchange Email Addresses" Tab has the correct names as well. Specifically the X.400 entry. I know the username doesn't change here, but if it does, make sure to update the alias field in the "Exchange General" Tab as well.
    – minamhere
    Feb 1, 2010 at 17:04

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