Editing a user in Active Directory

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January 23rd, 2003, 04:31 PM
El Clammino

Editing a user in Active Directory

We are troubleshooting an issue and think there may be a spelling error in the AD. When the user enters the correct info, well she cant do anything.

Is it possible to edit a user in AD or do i have to delete and re create the user all over again?

It is my understanding that it cannot, i checked the MSKB and a few other sites but keep coming up dry...

Thanks

El C-
January 23rd, 2003, 04:44 PM
Ya_know

What is it you want to edit, the user name?

Try this:
How to Rename User Accounts in Windows 2000 Active Directory
January 23rd, 2003, 05:04 PM
El Clammino

The user cannot send email, she can recieve it but not send. We are using IMAP, Exchange 2K Server and Outlook Express.
the box is checked to have the same settings for incoming and outgoing mail. but like i said, she can send, not receive....

We were leaning towards an error in the directory but there werent any.

El C-

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January 24th, 2003, 11:30 AM
Darkstar

Can you delete her account and recreate it?
January 24th, 2003, 12:24 PM
mrl1te

Usually has to do with the Alias and Username not matching up. I had the same problem when I changed the usernames in AD. They could not send email out. I would say remove and recreate user to allow the mailbox wizard to run and you should be fine.
January 24th, 2003, 12:27 PM
El Clammino

We are pretty certain (after looking for two hors at any possiblilty of an error on our end) We are now leaning towards the error on part of the ISP, and may just give the user OWA access.

Thanks
January 24th, 2003, 11:34 PM
El Clammino

We dont know what we did, the user doesnt know what she did. As a matter of fact, none of use did anything but suddenly it works. the damn thing just works.

Hooray Microsoft strikes again!

El C-
January 25th, 2003, 12:19 AM
silencio

FYI, you can edit AD properties with adsi edit. Add adsi edit to an MMC console. To edit user properties open the domain containter and navigate to the domain/users/user and pick a property to view. When I had an exchange server go down for good I had to manually change the msExchangeHomeServer name manually because there was no "wizard" to do it. There may be one in the exchange server resource kit but I didn't find it.

In any event, use adsi edit with caution. It's handy, it's powerfull, but, if used improperly you can take down your forest. That would be mmbaaaad.