I'd force a restart just to be on the safe side.
From: Malcolm Reitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 14:31 hrs To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mass Computer Rename I'm not sure what will happen if you leave the workstations in a "half-renamed" state for a while though it sounds potentially problematic to me. Try it on a test box or two and let us know. Malcolm From: Chris Blair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 21 February, 2008 08:29 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mass Computer Rename Do I need to reboot right away? None of these workstations have printer or file shares. I was hoping to rename the PC and just wait for the user to reboot to make it official. _____ From: Malcolm Reitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mass Computer Rename If you have your workstations listed in a text file, then you just need a simple "for /f" command using NETDOM with the "renamecomputer" operator. The workstations have to be powered up and on the network first, and they will have to be rebooted after the change. Malcolm From: Chris Blair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 20 February, 2008 13:01 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Mass Computer Rename I need to rename all of our workstations to adhere to a new naming standard. These machines, for now, will remain in the same domain. I have found various scripts on Google, but I would like to hear from someone that has done this.. Any pitfalls? Thanks This e-mail is confidential and may be privileged and/or proprietary. If you are not the intended recipient, any review, disclosure, copying, or use of this e-mail is prohibited. _____ This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message. This e-mail is confidential and may be privileged and/or proprietary. If you are not the intended recipient, any review, disclosure, copying, or use of this e-mail is prohibited. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
