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Moving a user name in the name hierarchy
When you move a user to a different Organizational Unit, the certifier changes, thus the user's name hierarchy changes. Since the name hierarchy in Domino® and Notes® is part of the user's name, when you move a user to a different certifier you have essentially changed the user's name. You can use the Administration Process to move a user name to a different location (Organizational Unit) in the organization's hierarchical name scheme or to move a name to a different Organization altogether.

About this task

For example, if Alice Brown/Marketing/Renovations leaves a job in the Marketing department for a job in Sales, you can certify her user ID with the /Sales/Renovations certifier, which, in effect, moves her to that Organizational Unit. Her full hierarchical name then becomes Alice Brown/Sales/Renovations.

You can also move a user to another Organization, however to do so, your Domino Directory must contain cross-certificates between the Organizations involved. So, for example, if Alice Brown/Marketing/Renovations leaves a job at Renovations to work for the Renovations subsidiary RenovationsSub that has its own Organization Certifier, you can certify her ID with the /RenovationsSub certifier so that her name becomes Alice Brown/RenovationsSub. Using this example, the Domino Directory must have cross-certificates between /Renovations and /RenovationsSub.

There are two parts to moving a user name:


You can use an agent to notify a user of changes to private design elements during a name change by using the Administration Process to perform the name change.

Changing primary and alternate name information during the move

About this task

If an alternate name has been assigned, the administrator who performs the approval phase of the move automatically has the option to change primary name information. If an alternate name has not been assigned, you can designate whether the administrator who completes the move can modify primary name fields. To use the Domino alternate name functionality, Domino must be running on all servers involved with the name change, the user's workstation, and the administrator's workstation.

Synchronizing the name change between Notes and Active Directory

About this task

While completing the move, you also have the option of synchronizing the name change between Notes and the Active Directory. To do so, select Rename NT user account in the Rename Person dialog box.

Moving a user name in the name hierarchy

Before you begin

To move a user name in the name hierarchy, you must have:


Procedure

1. From the Domino Administrator, click the People & Groups tab.

2. Click People and select a user name.

3. From the tools pane, click People -> Rename.

4. Optional: To upgrade a flat name to a hierarchical name, see the related topics.

5. Optional: To change the user's common name, see the related topics.

6. The Honor old names for up to x days field is set to 21 days by default. You can change that value if desired.

7. Click Request Move to New Certifier.

8. Use the Choose a Certifier dialog box to specify a method of certification: either a supplied ID and password, or the AdminP Certification Authority (CA) process.


9. In the Request Move For Selected People dialog box, complete the following:
10. Optional: Click the Allow the primary name to be changed when the name is moved check box if you want the opportunity to change the user's name when you approve the move.

11. For each name selected, choose one of the following:

To complete the name change

Procedure

1. From the Domino Administrator, click Server -> Analysis -> Administration Requests.

2. Choose the Name Move Requests view. This view categorizes submissions by certifier. Each name awaiting approval is listed under its new certifier. Select the name(s) to move.

3. Click Complete move for selected entries.

4. To complete the move, in the Choose a Certifier dialog box, make the following selections:


5. If you are moving a user name from one hierarchy to another hierarchy, a cross certificate is required. If your local Domino Directory does not contain a cross certificate for the certifier, click Yes when you are prompted to create one.

6. In the Certificate Expiration Date dialog box, do the following and then click OK:


7. In the Rename Person dialog box, make changes to the primary name as needed.
8. Complete the New Alternate Name Information fields as desired. These modifiable fields display only if the user ID has an alternate name assigned to it.
9. Choose one of the following: 10. When the Processing Statistics dialog box appears, review the information to verify that all name changes have succeeded. If any fail, check the Certifier Log (CERTLOG.NSF) to determine the reason for the failure. Click OK.

Results

The user name change in hierarchy continues just as a change to a Notes user's common or alternate name is completed.

Related concepts
Managing users
User registration methods
The Administration Process
Adding cross-certificates to the Domino Directory or Contacts

Related tasks
Upgrading a user name from flat to hierarchical
Renaming a Notes user's common or alternate name
Changing Notes user names with the Administration Process

Related information
Process for migrating users across Domino domains