Are you doing it through the GUI or programatically? Through the GUI, I believe it expects the display name. Programatically, you would need to use a distinguished name
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Michiel van Kleef [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 3:21 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [ActiveDir] How to change the manager of a user > > > Hi, > > > > How do I change the manager of a user? When I get the manager > property I get something like "CN=a manager,OU=..., OU=... > etc." I know how to get the user object of this manager, but > I don't know how to change it. I tried to put a string like > "CN= another manager, OU=..., OU=..." in the Manager > property, but this does not work. Then I get the following > message: "General access denied error". > > > > M.R. van Kleef > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
