renaming mailbox

[scoobydoo26]

Before i go ahead and do this, i wanted to confirm that renaming a user's account and mailbox (after marriage) would not cause problems. The alternative would be to create new user account and mailbox and move the mailbox to the new account.

Correct?

 

[ericksot]

I think you will have to delete the NT account and create a new one. As for the Exchange account you can change the name, but remember to edit the email addresses and change the Primary NT Account to the new one

 

[Maruis]

You can safely rename an account, also remeber to change the e-mail address.

Hope this helps

 

[scoobydoo26]

thanks

 

[JWilliams]

There's no need to create a new NT account. If you rename the NT account, Exchange will recognize the change. We have 1500 employees and 1400 are women, so I change names on a regular basis. I change the display name and the last name field, make a note in the Phone/Notes page of what they were formerly known as and then do the same thing in user manager for domains. I don't change the email address, but if they ask, I will add a new address. This way their old email address is still good.
Jessica

 

[scoobydoo26]

thanks for the feedback