User Account name change in AD/O365

 Category : Gordon College\Email

 Problem Description : 

How to change a user's email and display name for AD and Office 365

 Resolution : 

Name change AD/)365

Run script on MBX1 to do the AD name change. Update 3rd party ID on goatpad and goaemal email

Then log onto cipher2 

1. Run the Rename script on MBX1 (desktop).

2. Login to Cipher2 Server

3. Open the Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell (shortcut on desktop)

4. Type Connect-MsolService command and hit enter key

5. Login using O365 Cloud Service Account - username: gordonsync@gordonstateedu.onmicrosoft.com PW is GordonState2015

6. Wait a minute for PowerShell to connect to the cloud 

7. Next run the following command...

Set-MsolUserPrincipalName -UserPrincipalName <OLD UPN> -NewUserPrincipalName <new UPN>

where <OLD UPN> is the old user name + @gordonstate.edu (for example ab123456@gordonstate.edu)

and <new UPN> is the new user name + @gordonstate.edu

8. Login to Office365 cloud using admin account (https://login.microsoftonline.com) and search for student under Active Users.Office365 account username should now match Active Directory

Name Change Banner/ D2L

Check spaiden and change email to new username

Check goatpad and change 3rd party

Go to mbx1 and run the rename batch

Log into d2l GOC.ADMIN gdnadmin

Go to users, search and update information email and username

 Revision Date : 2/9/2020

 Keywords : account, Active Directory