windows 2000 server logon

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I read a book that says before a Windows 2000 domain server accept a user
logon, the machine name of the pc must be "recorded" in the server. What is
the major purpose? If one day the pc breaks down, can someone replaces it
with another PC running a different OS (say win2k) to the original one (say
winXp), do we need the server administrator to "register" a new machine name?
I hope we can make the new PC to use the old name without bothering the
server administrator.
 
ykffc said:
I read a book that says before a Windows 2000 domain server accept a user
logon, the machine name of the pc must be "recorded" in the server. What is
the major purpose? If one day the pc breaks down, can someone replaces it
with another PC running a different OS (say win2k) to the original one (say
winXp), do we need the server administrator to "register" a new machine
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name?

Perhaps.

First thing to realize is that Win2000 (all NT-class machines
actually) all have an domain account for the Computer itself,
and before the machine can help a user logon to the domain,
the Computer must first authenticate itself with that domain,
or with a domain trusted by the Computer's domain.
I hope we can make the new PC to use the old name without bothering the
server administrator.
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Maybe, but the account has to be "reset" in most
cases, or removed and re-joined to the domain
and that usually requires an Admin or at least
someone with enough delegated authority.

Machines seldom break and the admins can perform
the task or delegate the job (both with permissions or
rights, and administratively.)
 
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