Changing the username in AD, does this affect userprofile in any "negative" way?

Question

Hello,

we have some custom code, which takes a AD field, compare this field to a sharepoint list, which again will make a link to the persons department (webpage).

After we have changed username / login i AD, this function will no longer work.

I have tried to delete the userprofile and make a full userprofile import, but nothing changes.

Is there anything I should be aware of, when changing usernames/logins i AD?

Jakob

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Jakob Olsen

Answer 1

Hi Jakob,

Run following commands

stsadm -o sync -listolddatabases <days>

if you will get any old databases run following command 
stsadm -o sync -deleteolddatabases <days>

and then
stsadm -o sync

if all these will not resolve this issue, manually remove user from site from (All People) and then re add. This will update user details as it was fetched from AD.

Let us know if this will be helpful.

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Answer 2

I did both things, so í'm unsure which of 'em solved the problem.

Thanks...

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Jakob Olsen

Answer 3

Don't know if "step 1" did something "usefull".

But step 1 alone, did not solve the problem.

But deleting the user from "HOME" -> Site Action -> People and groups -> All users -> MARK USER AND DELETE, solves the problem.

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Jakob Olsen