How to change users short name in 10.7 Server version? Command line possible?

I just migrated from Snow Leo 10.6 Server to Lion 10.7 server. All seems ok except for one user (me!). It seems my short name is different. It was Goerge Smith but now it is just George.   And All users can login and get mail etc, but not me.
I try to reset password using Updated Workgroup utiliity and new Server App, but the app refuses to allow rest of password or chnage of short user name.
All other users seem ok and their names, atributes, passwords can be easily reset.   So both Open Directoty and NDS ( all the normal cast of troublemakes) do not seem to be at issue.
Clearly something odd or unexpected happened in migration of Open Directory users and attributes.
How can I change my User Shortname Back to the correct one? Or Any ideas why my Password is locked, and cannot be reset?
I have rebooted sveral times, all other functions seem normal and working? Mystified!!   Help?

Someone in the Lion Server Forum might know?
Regards,
Colin R.

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