This is a chronic problem with large Identity Management systems attempting to glue together heterogeneous systems. Invariably, you’ll be limited to the lowest common denominator, which all too often is an 8-character ASCII-alpha-numeric limit thanks to some (probably legacy) Unix-like system somewhere in the bowels of the datacenter. Those fancy modern systems can take arbitrary … Read more
Method 1 (easy and safe) Open up “Control Panel | System and Security | System” In the dialog click on “Advanced system settings” (requires Admin rights) The “System Properties” dialog will be displayed Make sure you are in the “Advanced” register In the “User Profiles” section click on “Settings” The “User Profiles” dialog is displayed … Read more
Use the query user command Query User Command http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490801.aspx
Under Linux, the usermod command changes user names. It modifies the system account files to reflect the changes that are specified on the command line. To change just the username: usermod –login new_username old_username To change the username and home directory name: usermod –login new_username –move-home –home path_to_the_new_home_dir old_username You may also want to change … Read more