To rename a user using Active Directory Users and Computers, follow these steps:
- Open Active Directory Users and Computers (dsa.msc).
- In the View menu, enable Advanced Features.
- Perform one of these actions:
- In the left navigation pane, navigate to the OU or container where the user object resides. In the main pane, select the user object.
- From the Action menu, select Find…. In the Name field, type the name of the user object and press Enter. From the list of Search results:, select the user object.
- Right-click the user object and select Rename from the list.
- Type the new name for the user object and press Enter.
- In the Rename User popup window, type new values for other attributes that you ...