Similar Domain Accounts Names

Tonyny 0 Reputation points
2023-04-20T13:42:27.83+00:00

Is it possible to have two similar named accounts for a single domain (e.g., "domain\Admin" and "domain\admin"). The difference is the capitalized "A". I'm thinking the user just typed it differently each time. Thanks

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-20T13:51:55.2866667+00:00

    Active Directory is case aware, but not case sensitive. That means that AD saves values using the case you specify, such as "John Smith" but you can query for and find values using any case, such as "john smith", "JOHN SMITH", or "joHn sMiTh".

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