This would take you 30 seconds to check yourself using two virtual machines (and 30-60 minutes to setup the virtual machines in the first place, but I reckon every decent sys admin has a couple of DCs and client VMs lying around)
Cheers Ken From: HELP_PC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 29 April 2008 6:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: re: Renaming a PC and a user in the domain Well, I have to do this for preparing a migration to other trusted domain (copying not moving) so I want to check is changing the pc name is doable from the desktop itself and this will instruct AD for needed changes. I will rename the user from ADUC Thanks GuidoElia HELPPC ________________________________ Da: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Inviato: mar 29/04/2008 8.27 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: RE: Renaming a PC and a user in the domain Um - there shouldn't be any issue doing that (leaving aside any services running on the server that might require additional steps) You will need appropriate permissions to AD though. Cheers Ken From: HELP_PC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 29 April 2008 4:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Renaming a PC and a user in the domain Did anybody tried to rename a PC already in domain without disjoining it and rejoining (eventual issues also for renaming the user) TIA ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
