SharePoint User Display Name Incorrect Scenario: This scenario occurs when SharePoint pulls the display name value from active directory. At some point later, a change was made to the display name. The change in display name was not pushed down to SharePoint. Find the SharePoint User Account Identity Go to a site collection/site where the incorrect display name is used. Go to Site -> Site Settings Under "Users and Permissions", select "People and Groups" Locate a group where the user is a member Click on the name of the user to find the user's information You will see the account name to use in the script to change the SharePoint user display name Change SharePoint User Display Name Run powershell as an administrator, and call the SharePoint snapin if you are not using the management shell. Use "Set-SPUser". Specify the account (identity), the new display name, and the site. Set-SPUser -Identity 'account_name' ...
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