Modifying the Default Display Name
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2
This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to modify the default display name when you create a user in Active Directory Users and Computers.
Example
The following example demonstrates how to modify the default display name when you create a user in Active Directory Users and Computers:
Set-ADObject 'CN=user-Display,CN=409,CN=DisplaySpecifiers,CN=Configuration,DC=NORTHWIND,DC=COM' -Partition 'CN=Configuration,DC=NORTHWIND,DC=COM' -Replace @{CreateDialog="%<sn>, %<givenName>"}
Additional information
You can use the following parameters when you set many of the common values that are associated with Active Directory objects:
-Description
-DisplayName
-ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion
For a full explanation of the parameters that you can pass to Set-ADObject, at the Active Directory module command prompt, type Get-Help Set-ADObject –detailed, and then press ENTER.