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Generation of the User Principal Name

When a new account is created for an employee, a User Principal Name (UPN) is automatically generated in the following syntax:

<UPN prefix>@<domain name>

You can define the rule for generating the UPN prefix yourself and change it if necessary.

This is defined in the settings for the respective account type.

You can choose between the following generation rules:

  • Use sAMAccountName: The sAMAccountName generated for the account is also used as the UPN prefix.

    The UPN prefix is not updated if the sAMAccountName is changed due to a change in the employee name. You can find more information about this option here: Generation of the sAMAccountName

  • Variant 1: A combination of prefix and a unique number

  • Variant 2: A combination of first and last name

    With this variant, a maximum of nine persons with the same first and last name can currently be managed per account type.

System default: Use sAMAccountName

To change the generation rule for the User Principal Name (UPN):

  1. In the Change menu, click on the action Change UPN generation rule.

    If this is not displayed in the menu, click on Other changes and select the action there.

    The asset list opens. For performance reasons, this is empty the first time it is opened after starting KYDSO.

  2. Search for the desired account type.

    To do this, enter the term external, internal or privileged in the Article field, for example.

    You can further narrow down the search for a privileged account by entering the respective name in German (e.g. Administrator-Konto).

  3. Click on Details for the desired account type.

    The current settings are displayed in the Information section.

  4. By clicking on Change UPN generation rule, you can change the variant or adjust the configuration of the current variant.

    The wizard for the selected action starts and guides you through the process.

Variant 1

Combination of prefix and a unique number

  • You define the prefix and the length of the unique number from which the UPN prefix is generated.

  • For the prefix, the value U is predefined by the system and can be changed by you.

    The following characters are not allowed:

    "/ \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < >

  • The value 10 is preset by the system for the length of the unique number and can be changed by you.

  • Both values may be a maximum of 19 characters long.

  • Example: U141465249

Variant 2

Combination of first and last name

  • The UPN prefix is automatically generated from the first and last name in a total length of max. 100 characters minus the separator and the length of the domain name.

    The names are normalized, i.e. all umlauts and accents are replaced (e.g. ä→a, é→e)

  • A counter from 1-9 is added for duplicates.

    Examples: heinz.mueller1, heinz.mueller2

Notice

If the permitted total length is exceeded, the system shortens the generated UPN prefix as follows:

First, the first name is reduced to the first letter. If this is not sufficient, the last name is shortened by the number of characters that are still too many.

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