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HOWTO: Modify a users Distinguished Name using LDIFDE


Author: Simon Geary MVP

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Follow this step-by-step procedure to rename the Distinguished Name of a user, replacing microsoft.com with your own domain name.

1. Log on to a Domain Controller with an account that has administrative privileges in the domain.
2. Open Notepad and enter the following information which should then be saved as c:\import.ldf.

dn: CN=old-dn,CN=Users,DC=microsoft,DC=com
changeType: modrdn
newRdn: CN=new-dn,CN=Users,DC=microsoft,DC=com
deleteOldRdn:1

3. Enter the following at a command prompt:

ldifde -I -f c:\import.ldf

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Keywords: KB555124, kbhowto, kbpubmvp, kbpubtypecca

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Article Info
Article ID : 555124
Revision : 1
Created on : 6/7/2004
Published on : 6/7/2004
Exists online : False
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