DC Domain Name needs to be changed

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John Gilmore

Any way to rename the domain name on an active DC without
demoting the server and losing user security and print
queue settings? Or will I be forced to demote the server
and start from scratch?

John
 
John Gilmore said:
Any way to rename the domain name on an active DC without
demoting the server and losing user security and print
queue settings? Or will I be forced to demote the server
and start from scratch?
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If you are in MIXED mode you can install an NT 4 BDC,
remove the 2k-DC, promote the BDC->PDC, rename the
domain and then upgrade again to Win2000 domain-DC.
 
Unable to do that, but a good idea! Need to know without
adding another server it it's possible to change the
domain name on a DC without demoting server

John
 
If you are in Native 2003 domain mode you can use domain rename. It will
mess up Exchange.

HTH

Paul McGurie
 
circa Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:55:23 -0500, in
microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory, Herb Martin
([email protected]) said,
If you are in MIXED mode you can install an NT 4 BDC,
remove the 2k-DC, promote the BDC->PDC, rename the
domain and then upgrade again to Win2000 domain-DC.
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No, you can't.

Laura
 
circa Sat, 11 Sep 2004 21:20:04 -0400, in
microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory, Laura A. Robinson [MVP]
([email protected]) said,
No, you can't.
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Or, more specifically, could you clarify this?

"remove the 2k-DC, promote the BDC->PDC"

Thx.

Laura
 
In
Paul McGuire said:
If you are in Native 2003 domain mode you can use domain rename. It
will mess up Exchange.

HTH

Paul McGurie
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Just to point out, Ex2003 SP1 now has a rename tool.

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