I use the DFS namespace to eliminate that issue and use descriptive names
for groups.

-Jeff Steward

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 11:48 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote:

> In no environment (of six that I manage) have I moved servers outright
> where this would be an issue, replacement file servers (quite rare in fact)
> inherit the same name and new servers get new groups.
>
> Having said that, you do bring up a good point to consider going forward.
> Is it possible to script changing AD group names in bulk? If I had 20 group
> names that started SERVER1_ change them to SERVER2_ ?
>
> If not server names, what do you use for an AD group name used to accessing
> file shares?
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 3:08 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Finding unused/dead groups?
>
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 5:54 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Not to mention our group name itself is in the form of
> <Server>_<Share>_<RWXD>
>
>  I don't like that because it means if you move servers your group
> names either change or become misleading.
>
>  But we otherwise do something similar.  Things like "QMS Doc
> Editors" and "QMS Doc Readers".
>
> -- Ben
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