Re: renaming administrator account

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 03/05/05 

Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 23:17:26 -0700

"Andy" <newsposting@multizite.org> wrote in message
news:eS5ZClPIFHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> I intend to rename my amdinistrator account, but how do I do it?
> Do I do it through "Active directory users and computers"

that is possible choice

> or should I do it
> through the "domain controller security policy"

that is my preference, and glad to see you did not
say a domain GPO but a DC GPO :-)

> What are the differences?

Not much really. One can be changed more easily by the
illinformed or by accident.
GPO based must be changed by someone with rights to
edit the GPO or to link a higher priority DC GPO

>
> /Andy
> 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows  Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA

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