[THIN] Re: Changing usernames

  • From: Jason Patten <pattenj@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 12:10:29 -0400

Yes the Domain is NT4

-----Original Message-----
From: Braebaum, Neil [mailto:Neil.Braebaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 11:42 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Changing usernames


Not sure if you can easily do it via other means (in an automated fashion),
but it's do-able using ADSI scripting and the WinNT provider (given what
you're saying is suggestive that your *domain* is NT (ie
*not* AD).

Neil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jason Patten
> Sent: 08 September 2004 16:32
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [THIN] Changing usernames
> 
> I have a situation where I need to change the usernames for
> over 200 users.  
> We are using NT4 TSE.  I know of being able to  create users 
> and change passwords from the command line for a list of 
> users with the following For /f "tokens=1,2" %i in 
> (c:\<userlist>) do net user %i %j /add /domain 
> Is there a way to use the net user command to change usernames? 
> The reason is this All our usernames start off with a 4 
> letter code that identifies the company they are in, and one 
> of our customers has changed the name of their company, as a 
> result I need to change the 4 letter code at the beginning of 
> the username.  But with over 200 users in this company alone 
> it would be tedious to say the least. Any ideas? 

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