microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Gis Bun wrote:
> > Hi. On a Server 2003 R2 SP2 domain, a user [I'll call him John] left
> > the company but a new user [I'll call him Bob] joined. Since Bob
> > would be doing the same functions as John and because a PC that John
> > used had a special configuration, the account was renamed from John
> > to Bob in the ADUC.
> >
> > While everything shows up as Bob there are still certain things that
> > will show John's name on that specifically configured PC. An example
> > would be John's name for My Documents [in one view it will say John's
> > Documents] and the local path will be something like C:\Documents And
> > Settings\John .
> >
> > Is there anyway way of renaming anything with John's name in it -
> > aside from deleting the local profile - which would be a bad idea
> > because of the configuration?
> >
> > Thanks
>
> I don't recommend renaming, for precisely these reasons. You will either
> need to leave it be, or delete the local profile and recreate it. You should
> be using folder redirection anyway - the fact that there's a "special"
> workstation shouldn't make a lick of difference.
>
> Here's what I do when people leave:
>
> 1. Change the password ASAP
> 2. (Presuming you use Exchange) Remove the user from any DLs of which he/she
> was member
:
We don't use Exchange - snipped.
:
> If you don't use Exchange, move the PST file somewhere safe on the hard
> drive, log in as the new user, set up an Outlook profile, move the PST file
> back to wherever you wish on the hard drive, & set it up as the delivery
> location for your new mail profile. I don't like PST files - I don't really
> support them, as I work with Exchange, but this may apply to you

But I guess outside of deleting the account from the PC, there is no way of
removing the traces then....

Obviously if someone left the company, the password is change....

Gis