sharepoint 2007 showing System Account instead of Username / full name

sharepoint 2007 showing System Account instead of Username / full name

• Jasens

  This usualy happens because you used your own account as the application pool account. when you do that, sharepoint will not allow you to use it as yourself.

  Never use an actuall user account as the application pool account. set up a system account for it in the domain.

  
  
  

• Damien fromOZ

  Yes, i had my account information in the application pool. I was able to replace my account information with predefined Network services. Now my username shows up instead of system Account.
  
  Search for "Change the application pool identity for a Web application" in help for step by step guidance.
  
  Thank you all for helping me fix the issue
  
  

• BigGuy

  I just had the same problem, and in the help section of Sharepoint (within the product), I found a solution:

  Office SharePoint Server 2007 Central Administration Help > Creating and managing Web applications and sites > Creating and managing Web applications: Change the application pool identity for a Web application

  I changed the user and was able to get rid of the "System Account" that appeared in the top-right whenever I logged-in.

  
  

• saffy_in_aus

  As Ishai said it's not generally considered a good practise, but you can still fix it.

  Go to Central Administration / Application Management. Click Policy for Web Application. Select your web app and click your account in the list. In the Edit Users page, clear the Account operates as System checkbox. That should fix this particular problem.

  Hope this helps,

  Alex

  
  
  

• BrentHecht

  I have the same problem and your suggestion did not fix it. Shouldn't changing the account used in the application pool fix it What are the steps to change it
  

• Surfsune

  
  Hi all,
  
  I'm newbie in sharepoint 2007...
  In my site collection whe the user logs in, the display name appears is domain\username, but i need to appear display name or 'FirstName' + 'LastName'. Can you please help me with this I don't know how to do this...
  
  Cris.
  
  
  

• matlock85

  I noticed that SPS is resolving the name as domain\username, and not "display name" The AD has the correct display name, but suddenly SPS is rendering the name as domain\username.

  The user is not working as an identity for any application pools, just the site collection admin. This changed when we installed mysites.

  This website has new information, but didn't fix it for me: http://blogs.vertigosoftware.com/ericc/archive/2006/09/20/3735.aspx

  
  

• omrivm

  Hello

  I tried every solution but I am unable to get rid of the problem. Is there something wrong with the installation as I did change the app pool service account.

  When I do a sign in as a different user and enter the Administrator User name and password it gives a 401 error.

  Any help is appreciated.

  Thanks

  
  

• Michael Herman - Parallelspace

  Thanks, I was experiencing the same issue and this solved it.

  
  

• tcreevan

  check your AD account information. if you're using moss, check that you've imported your AD to the user profile database.
  
  

• christian bitter

  I tried the solution given Office SharePoint Server 2007 Central Administration Help > Creating and managing Web applications and sites > Creating and managing Web applications: Change the application pool identity for a Web application but I was unable to change "System Account" to User Name. Please Help me...

  
  
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