The short answer to this is, "you can't" if you have Windows 2000 Active Directory, unless you are running in mixed mode. Even in mixed mode it is a major headache. The following Microsoft KB article explains the limitations as well as the procedure: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q292541&;
A domain rename is possible with Windows Server 2003 AD domains (they even have a tool for it!), although there are a few limitations. In a Windows Server 2003 forest, you cannot: - Change which domain is the forest root domain. Changing the DNS or the NetBIOS name of the forest root domain, or both, is supported. - Drop domains from the forest or add domains to the forest. The number of domains in the forest before and after the rename/restructure operation must remain the same. - Rename a domain with the same name that another domain gave up in a single forest restructure operation. (Quoted from http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/docs/Domain-Rename-Intro.doc) Another limitation is that if you have Exchange 2000 you won't be able to rename the domain. I believe Microsoft are working on this. For more information on domain renaming, see: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/tools/domainrename/default.asp If you're stuck with Windows 2000 AD you could restructure using ADMT 2.0. This would involve building a parallel domain and moving the objects from the old to the new. Tony ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- Wrom: IJJPHSCRTNHGSWZIDREXCAXZOWCONEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQ Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 01:24:49 -0700 My current Active Directory name for my network is for example testing123.net and I have about 30 users on it. Is it possible to change the name on the network to something like foo.testing123.net while maintaining all my permissions and user accounts? List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
