We currently run a Novell e-directory tree that feeds into an active directory for single sign on and other administrative purposes.The e-directory admin account is called admin, the active directory domain admin account is called administrator. If i log on to a domain member desktop as administrator i need to logon to e-directory with the admin account and then logon to the windows domain part with the administrator account i.e. i need to change the account field from admin to administrator to log onto the windows part.

My question is can i rename the active directory domain admin account from administrator to admin without breaking anything? I think i can but just wanted to know if their might be any adverse consequences.

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why not just create a new administrator account in Novell :) just make it equal to the admin account.

I never had a problem with renaming user accounts. I often have request when a user is leaving the company and they need a replacement to be included in the same groups as was the old user, what I do is I just rename the account of the old user to the new one and he/she will have the same permissions. Renaming the account won't have any security impart, even on servers have services that use the domain\admin account to start.

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