I dont
seem to have much luck with my posts to this list...have I upset anyone ? have I
been blacklisted for some reason ? Do I smell bad ?
To support my post regarding changing the Pre-Windows 2000 name of a
members server I found this in the Microsoft
documentation....
(URL-http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/server/help/default.asp?url="">
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Computer
accounts
Each computer
account created in Active Directory has a relative distinguished name
, a pre-Windows 2000 computer name (security
account manager account name), a primary DNS suffix, a DNS host name and a
service principal name. The administrator enters the computer name when creating
the computer account. This computer name is used as the LDAP relative
distinguished name.
Active Directory
suggests the pre-Windows 2000 name using the first 15 bytes of the relative
distinguished name. The administrator can change the
pre-Windows 2000 name at any time.
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Am I
under the misapprehension that a W2K members servers have both a pre-w2k name
and a different name in AD ? If I am, then please except my apologies and I'll
never darken your doors again.
If I
am not a misguided fool, please can someone please point me or throw me in the
direction of the steps I need to take to change the pre-w2k name which Microsoft
say "The administrator can change the pre-Windows 2000
name at any time."
Many,
many thanks,
Mark
Abbiss
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Von: Rick Kingslan
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Gesendet: Montag, 24. M�rz 2003
20:28
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Betreff: RE:
[ActiveDir] changing the Pre-Windows 2000 computer
name
Pardons to all! I re-read the original message from Mark, and I may have read WAAAY too much into this. If you're only looking to change the name of a member server, it's a bit easier - DCs however, are pretty touch to change.
Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT
Microsoft MVP - Active Directory
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 1:00 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Mark,With all due respect, the Pre-Windows 2000 (or NetBIOS name) is the ONLY one that cannot be changed - regardless of what ever level of mess you want to go through.You can change the domain name (the FQDN) of a domain - provided it is still in mixed, by using NT 4.0 DCs to back out Windows 2000 completely (see Q292541). This is not a supported solution, but it can be done. There are other ways, (VBS script was posted here a few weeks to a month ago....) but this seems to be the most straight-forward and least complex (IMHO, they all are messy, and generally suck).As to changing the NetBIOS name - that's another story all together. I've never seen that done, and would be interested in seeing detail from someone who has successfully done it.Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT
Microsoft MVP - Active Directory
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Abbiss, Mark
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 9:49 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'Dear All,I know it can be done (because I have read it in the Microsoft documentation) but I can find where to do it. Please could someone let me know how I can change the pre-windows 2000 name for a computer !Many thanks,Mark Abbiss
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