Quick question device name

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a1 26

Hello,

Is it possible to configure 2 devices in 1 azure AD account with the same display name? Is it a common use case?

Thanks

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Answer 1

Vasil Michev 119.7K MVP Volunteer Moderator

It is, yes, as the DeviceName property is not unique-valued within the directory. Here's an example from my tenant:

[13:05:29][O365]# Get-AzureADDevice -Filter "displayName eq 'New'"

ObjectId DeviceId DisplayName

-------- -------- -----------

ddc7604c-c242-4c0f-b81c-a721a700c9ee 02af79c7-ea0b-46e7-a5cc-5476b0ea3bc8 New

26ce1385-406c-4b4a-b55b-778191f23e16 d2503afc-5be6-4bb8-af13-38992c959cd4 NEW

In genera, you should aim to have unique names.

a1 26 Reputation points

2023-01-22T11:23:06.2733333+00:00

Thanks for your answer.

How is it possible to distinguish between 2 device with the same name ( not by the object Id/ device id) ? is any domain connected to device? another way you can suggest?

Thanks.
a1 26 Reputation points

2023-01-22T11:44:05.3833333+00:00

@Vasil Michev
Vasil Michev 119.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2023-01-22T13:10:19.38+00:00

Any additional identifiers will differ, most importantly the Device PhysicalIds. Or minor things such as the device OS, the creation date, etc.
a1 26 Reputation points

2023-01-22T14:56:26.86+00:00

Do you know if device has a domain property?

@Vasil Michev
Vasil Michev 119.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2023-01-22T14:59:55.1533333+00:00

There is the domainName property, but that's only set on Azure AD Hybrid Joined devices, when using Intune.