Renaming AD

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Thank you for the reply.
What if i demote, still can't rename? My AD is in mixed
mode, not in native mode.
 
You can demote and rename the DC itself, but you can't rename the domain in
Windows 2000/AD.
 
It's not pretty!

DDS
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
Thanks, Danny - that does sound awfully painful, though!

Danny said:
to rename the domain see:
How to Rename the DNS name of a Windows 2000 Domain

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;292541

hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
You can demote and rename the DC itself, but you can't rename the
domain in Windows 2000/AD.

(e-mail address removed) wrote:
Thank you for the reply.
What if i demote, still can't rename? My AD is in mixed
mode, not in native mode.

-----Original Message-----
Not unless you're using Windows 2003.

Tim wrote:
Can i demote AD and rename the domain?


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