How can i create alias for existing user account in Active Directory
Question
Monday, June 29, 2009 10:17 AM
I want to crete alias for few existing users.
for example
Existing user account Alias i want
Bill.ireland Bill
And i want to login with bill instead of bill.ireland. How it possible. Your help would be appreciate.
All replies (14)
Monday, June 29, 2009 11:21 AM âś…Answered | 2 votes
You should be able to accomplish this by setting the sAMAccountName (displayed as User logon name (pre-Windows 2000)) to Bill and keeping the longer format (i.e. Bill.ireland) as the prefix of the UPN (displayed as User logon name on the Account tab of user's Properties dialog box).
Refer to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929272 for different options that can be used for domain logons...
hth
Marcin
Monday, June 29, 2009 10:19 AM
Hello,
in AD UC open the user account properties and choose the Account tab, here can you modify the user logon name.Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Monday, June 29, 2009 10:24 AM
Hi
I don't want to edit the user logon name. Any other way?
Thanks
Monday, June 29, 2009 10:24 AM
go to user properties in Ad, then go to account and change the user logon name.
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Monday, June 29, 2009 10:25 AM
Hello,
that's the logon name, no other way.Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Monday, June 29, 2009 10:28 AM
Can't we give any other duplicate name without change login name in AD?
Thanks
Akther
Monday, June 29, 2009 10:43 AM
Hello,
maybe you can describe in detail what you are trying to achive?Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Monday, June 29, 2009 10:54 AM
Hi
I want to reduce the length of login name for few users. Because these users want to authenticate to one unix application. It dosen't support more than 14 character lenght login name. So i just wonder any other way like alias can use in AD.
Regards
Monday, June 29, 2009 11:05 AM
Hello,
if that application belongs to the login name you can't do it. I had the same problem some time ago.Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Monday, June 29, 2009 11:31 AM
Hello Marcin,
didn't thought about that option. Thanks for clearing this.Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Monday, June 29, 2009 11:39 AM
Thanks for the reply. Let me check the options.
Regards
Akther
Monday, June 29, 2009 11:42 AM
Thanks Marcin for clearing it.
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Monday, June 29, 2009 11:55 AM
Syed, Meinolf - certainly - I'm glad to be of assistance...
best regards,
Marcin
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 10:46 AM
Creating additional email aliases is easy.
1. Open Active Directory Administrative Center
2. Find the users account.
3. Click on Extensions
4. Edit "proxyAddresses"
5. add "smtp:bill@example.com"
6. Hit OK and save.