Rename Users

What the best way of renaming users??
I have taken over a site and there are a few changes required by the manager
All users must have a login format
FirstnameS[econdname)
ie. Fred Blogg becomes FredB
The users all have own data stored in Home folders ie. users\username
Users have Groupwise accounts - new email will be in the same new "FredB"
format whilst retaining the old
Users have Documents and Proxy rights
[Thank fully site only has 12 users!!!]
From what I can see :-
I first rename the NDS account & home folder using ConsoleOne
Then rename GroupWise account using ConsoleOne
Add nickname for the old account so emails will still come to them
Have I missed anything?

MikeL,
> I first rename the NDS account & home folder using ConsoleOne
> Then rename GroupWise account using ConsoleOne
> Add nickname for the old account so emails will still come to them
>
> Have I missed anything?
That should take care of it. Note that there are utilities out there
that handles mas renames, but as you say, you only have 12 users.
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