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Chapter 4 Setting Up User Accounts 65
For the first short user name, use only these characters (subsequent short names can
contain any Roman character):
 a through z
 A through Z
 0 through 9
 _ (underscore)
 - (hyphen)
Typically, short names contain eight or fewer characters.
Initially, the value of the first short name is “untitled_#,” where # is the sequential
number generated after the last generated number for an existing untitled user.
Avoid assigning the same name to more than one user. Workgroup Manager doesn’t let
you assign the same name to different users in a domain or in a domain search policy.
However, it can’t detect whether duplicates exist in other domains.
After the user’s account is saved you can’t change the first short name but you can
change any of the other short names.
Use Workgroup Manager to edit the short name of an account stored in an Open
Directory domain, the local directory domain, or other read/write directory domain.
You can also use Workgroup Manager to review the short name in any directory
domain accessible from the server you’re using.
To work with a user short name using Workgroup Manager:
1 In Workgroup Manager, click Accounts.
2 Select the user account you want to work with.
To select the account, click the globe icon, choose the directory domain where the
account resides, and then select the user account.
3 To authenticate, click the lock and enter the name and password of a directory domain
administrator.
4 Click Basic, then in the Short Names field review or edit the short names:
Choosing Stable Short Names
When you create a user account, assign the account a short name that won’t be
changed. After creating the account, you can’t use the Basic pane of Workgroup
Manager to change a user’s first short name.
To do this Do this
Change a short name Double-click the short name and then replace it.
Add a short name Double-click the blank entry at the bottom of the short name list
and then enter a short name.