microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

Gis Bun wrote:
> "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....

There's no account on the PC. There's a *profile* on the PC. And unless
you're using roaming profiles, you can't delete this without significant
pain.
>
> Obviously if someone left the company, the password is change....
>
> Gis

Just create new users when you get new staff. It's a lot easier.