User Account is Tagging Display Name and not going off UPN

Aaron Keele 0 Reputation points
2025-01-14T21:43:12.3133333+00:00

When looking this over I found it interesting that when accounts are created in Azure, Entra, or Intune. That the user account when logged into a computer points to Display Name. Instead of taking it from the UPN either for example:

Display Name - John Doe

UPN - John.Doe@example.org

When they log in it takes the Display Name and removes the space and that becomes the username of the account. Nothing is visible in settings

So instead of it being John.Doe or John.Doe@example.org

It becomes johndoe

Which means that when apps are installed that pull accounts they pull from UPN.

So I have two objectives.

  1. Fix how accounts created point to UPN
  2. Fix all current accounts to point to UPN
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A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
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  1. Rehan Surya 0 Reputation points
    2025-01-15T05:31:34.7533333+00:00

    For detailed information on UPNs and their role in Azure AD, refer to Microsoft's documentation:

    These resources provide comprehensive insights into managing UPNs and related attributes within Azure AD and Windows environments.

    Hope this helps

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