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I have an AzureAD/username that has an illegal character in it. It keeps breaking scripts and is a general pain. Is there a way to get the name to change?
This is the same name that controls the name of the home folder when you login to a computer.
Hi @Nathanael Woodhead , I think that would be the displayName or userPrincipalName. You can use the Set-AzureADUser cmdlet to do change them.
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I just wanted to check in and see if you had any other questions or if you were able to resolve this issue?
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I've got the same question (and problem) and the thread is 3 years old. Is there now a other Solution than changing the displayname?
Changing the displayname is more likely a workaround than an actual solution. We need the possibility to modify the used users path on local devices without modifying the username, especially as a MSP.