Profile names when UserNames change

[rooster246]

My PC is on a Domain and recently we have changed Domains and UserName format.
My old UserName was jedrocker and that profile is created under Doc&Settings. After changing Domains, my new UserName is rockerj. However, when I log in, my rockerj folder is not being created in Doc&Settings. Even though everything looks as though I'm using the rockerj Profile. And, my jedrocker profile modified date does not get updated either. Strange.

I know Windows does not store my User Profile as "jedrocker" nor "rockerj", it stores them as a SID.
My question is, when I logged in with my new rockerj UserName, what does Windows do to create the User Profile folder in Doc&Settings? Does it create a random SID and then look at the UserName I entered and create a new Profile folder from that User Friendly name? Also, does Windows store in the registry somewehre the connection between User Friendly "rockerj" and the SID?

Thanks,
Jed

 

[jtb]

Depending on how the Domain is set up, your new user profile could be on a server.

JTB
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