Renaming the domain Administrator account in Active Directory

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_{Wednesday, June 12, 2019 3:45 PM}

Hi Technet,

I've been searching and reading up on renaming the Administrator account. We want to rename the domain Administrator account. I'm not talking about the local admin account on member servers and domain joined workstations at this time.

I've seen some references to renaming the domain Administrator account via GPO and some references to just renaming it in Active Directory Users and Computers.

What is the correct way to go about it?

Thanks.

All replies (3)

_{Thursday, June 13, 2019 7:14 AM}

Hi,

Thank you for posting here.

It is suggested to rename it in Active Directory Users and Computers.

Also for your reference:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/6e29cf27-de60-4308-adf1-06c7ed314563/how-to-safely-rename-domain-administrator-account-to-a-new-name?forum=winserversecurity

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/pie/2017/10/17/why-did-i-rename-my-administrator-account/

Best Regards,

Lavilian

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_{Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:02 AM}

Hi,

Just checking in to see if the information provided above was helpful. Please let us know if you would like further assistance.

Best Regards,

Lavilian

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_{Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:39 AM}

Hi,

Just want to confirm the current situations.

Please feel free to let us know if you need further assistance.

Best Regards,

Lavilian

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