When the uniqname server runs its X.500 updating program, if no matching X.500 entries are found, the program will then look for the uniqname in other entries. If found, the uniqname is removed. The people in charge of the uniqname servers are working to get accurate ID number changes from the ID card people to update uniqnames and pass on to the X.500 servers. Hopefully this will keep the X.500 and uniqname servers more in sync to avoid this problem. Students and members of Faculty or Staff will automatically get X.500 entries as soon as the Registrar or Personnel sends their periodic update data to the X.500 group.
Personnel does that once a month, usually during the second week of the month.
The Registrar sends data several times per term, very frequently during the first month, then less frequently later in the term. The X.500 servers are usually updated the weekend after the data is received. The Accounts Office will need to know the person's real name, uniqname, University ID number, and affiliation with the University. The Accounts Office can also create uniqnames. During the periodic X.500 updates with data from the Registrar and Personnel, existing X.500 entries are modified to match the data.