Full/Display name and description required (Windows)

Module: Account Integrity

Supported Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

This check reports accounts that do not have entries in the Full name and/or Description fields on systems that are not running Active Directory Services (ADS). On systems running ADS, the check examines the Display name and Description fields. All accounts should have entries in these fields to clarify account ownership. Use the name list to exclude users or security groups that are not already excluded by the Users to check option.

The following table lists the error message for the check.

Table: Error message for Full/Display name and description required

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: ESM_FULL_NAME

Category: Policy Compliance

  • Windows 2000 (105908)

  • Windows 2003 (205908)

  • Windows 2008 (248908)

  • Windows Vista (228908)

  • Windows XP (200908)

Title: Full/Display Name or Description not provided

Description:The Full/Display name and/or Description fields do not have entries for the user. Specify this information to clarify account ownership. You can use the check's name list to exclude users or groups that are not already excluded by the Users to check option.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]