RE: [ActiveDir] AD screw up

[Lou Vega]

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True – you can rename a Windows 2003 domain (again not really advised), here’s a link to the 80 page “step-by-step” J (http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/f/c/cfcbff04-97ca-4fca-9e8c-3a9c90a2a2e2/Domain-Rename-Procedure.doc). Also as noted in Bruce’s post, if you have Exchange, the domain rename is not supported in any forest that has any version of Exchange.     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Clingaman Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 2:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD screw up   No. The domain name is not tied to the OU structure. I have read that you can change the domain name (not advised) in 2003, unless you are running Exchange, then you would be left with rebuilding the domain from scratch.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Drew Gainor Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 12:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD screw up Ok, how about this. I create a new child OU in my existing domain called corp. I then move all users and objects from the root domain to the corp child. Then I rename the root domain. Does that sound like it will work? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Salandra, Justin A. Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 10:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD screw up Create the new OU, then right click on the child OU and click Move   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Drew Gainor Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 12:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD screw up   I don't know where I get these stupid questions from. ok It looks like OU will work ok. I found info at Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/deploymentscenarios/scenarios/ou_design_implement_ou_structure.asp   now my question is - Since I already created an AD containing an OU of what I would like to be a child how can I create the parent to insert the child into. Or is that even possible? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Salandra, Justin A. Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD screw up You could do that, but are you sure you can’t accomplish what you want to do with just one domain and a detailed OU strcture?   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Drew Gainor Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 12:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] AD screw up   Not knowing what I was doing I set up an AD at my company corporate office. I then converted everyone over to it along with my Exchange server.   Now I also have a couple of branch offices and want to create children.   The mistake I made was that I did not set up an Empty Root Domain first. I setup the corporate domain as the first server.   This is what I would like to do. Tell me if I am wrong or if you have any other suggestions.     Root - ADRoot child - corp.ADRoot child - branch1.ADRoot child - branch2.ADRoot   I do not want the domains to be internet FQDN.   Drew