can you give us a little more detail on how your domain is used and why you want to rename? If you have many apps (web, sql, messaging and normal file-services etc.) in it which have a lot of dependency to the domain, a migration is always a lot of effort. And domain renames should get easier in the not-too-distant future.
You're in the more-or-less fortunate situation to have an "easy" _upgrade_ path to 2003 (which doesn't mean that you HAVE to in-place upgrade your Win2000 DCs - you can also demote and re-install them one-by-one after prepping the schema and domain)... /Guido -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fush Grubber Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 11:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ActiveDir] Migrating to Win2k3 Hello All, I am currently carrying out an upgrade from windows 2000 to windows 2003, and I want to change my domain name. Instead of upgrading all my domain controllers from to windows 2000 to windows 2003, I want to build an entirely new win2k3 machine as a new domain controller with the new domain name I want to move to; Set up a trust relationship with the 2 domains Use the ADMT tool to migrate all accounts from the old to the new domain Use the migration wizard to move mailboxes from my old exchange 2000 server to a new exchange 2003 server I want to set up in the new domain. One of the top questions lingering in my mind is that since I have about 5000 clients running windows xp, how will I automate the process of clients joining the new domain, since they are presently members of the old domain. Secondly, I want to find out if any one has used this method to carry out an upgrade and advice me if I am doing anything wrong and the best steps I would need to take to ensure the upgrade is successful. Fush _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ 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/
