RE: [ActiveDir] Renaming AD accounts en masse

[Rimmerman, Russ]

I don't see a username option in DSMOD.  Every other blank appears to be modifyable except for the username (sAMAccountName) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bernard, Aric Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 2:16 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Renaming AD accounts en masse Another command line option would DSMOD.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Almeida Pinto, Jorge de Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 12:08 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Renaming AD accounts en masse   you can use the example as explained at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec04/hey1214.mspx although a group is used as example you can do it with users also. Modifying the script to use an input file would to the "en masse" thing   cheers, Jorge   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Tony Murray Sent: Thu 11/17/2005 8:28 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Renaming AD accounts en masse You can create with CSVDE but not modify, so it wouldn’t be suitable for renaming.   A script or LDIFDE would be the obvious alternatives.   Tony   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Renouf Sent: Friday, 18 November 2005 6:17 a.m. To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Renaming AD accounts en masse   CSVDE is probably a good bet since you have the information in Excel already:   http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/1050686f-3464-41af-b7e4-016ab0c4db26.mspx   Phil   On 11/17/05, Rimmerman, Russ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What's the easiest and quickest way to rename a large (1000+) number of AD user accounts?  LDIFDE? AD.NET?  Or is there something easier?  I'm going to be importing 1000+ AD accounts that are first.last for the username and will want to rename them to a specific username listed in an excel spreadsheet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This e-mail is confidential, may contain proprietary information of the Cooper Cameron Corporation and its operating Divisions and may be confidential or privileged. This e-mail should be read, copied, disseminated and/or used only by the addressee. If you have received this message in error please delete it, together with any attachments, from your system. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you. Please note that this communication does not designate an information system for the purposes of the Electronic Transactions Act 2002. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This e-mail is confidential, may contain proprietary information of the Cooper Cameron Corporation and its operating Divisions and may be confidential or privileged. This e-mail should be read, copied, disseminated and/or used only by the addressee. If you have received this message in error please delete it, together with any attachments, from your system. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~