A problem when changing server name.

[Guest it-support]

When I installed one of our new servers it wass still unclear what it was

supposed to do and when it came to naming it I just gave it a temporary

boogus name thinking it was easy enough to change later.

 

But now when I have changed that name to the real computer name I have

discovered that the old name is still used everything from dns zone to

exchange profiles and exchange accounts. Why hasnt all that changed when I

change the computers name?

 

How do I make sure ALL instances of the old name are updated with the new

name?

 

Thanks for any replies!

[Guest Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: A problem when changing server name.

 

Hello,

 

so this server hosts exchange 2003 ?

Is it also a DC ?

 

You should never do that stuff on production without testing...

 

--

Cordialement,

Mathieu CHATEAU

http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

 

 

"it-support" <itsupport@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:C725113C-A8CA-4484-B851-61B5ED743BA0@microsoft.com...

> When I installed one of our new servers it wass still unclear what it was

> supposed to do and when it came to naming it I just gave it a temporary

> boogus name thinking it was easy enough to change later.

>

> But now when I have changed that name to the real computer name I have

> discovered that the old name is still used everything from dns zone to

> exchange profiles and exchange accounts. Why hasnt all that changed when I

> change the computers name?

>

> How do I make sure ALL instances of the old name are updated with the new

> name?

>

> Thanks for any replies!

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: A problem when changing server name.

 

it-support <itsupport@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> When I installed one of our new servers it wass still unclear what it

> was supposed to do and when it came to naming it I just gave it a

> temporary boogus name thinking it was easy enough to change later.

>

> But now when I have changed that name to the real computer name I have

> discovered that the old name is still used everything from dns zone to

> exchange profiles and exchange accounts. Why hasnt all that changed

> when I change the computers name?

>

> How do I make sure ALL instances of the old name are updated with the

> new name?

>

> Thanks for any replies!

 

What did/does this server do? Is it a member server or a DC? Did it run

Exchange? If it's an Exchange server, you can't just rename it like that or

you'll break Exchange. And although you can rename a native W2003 domain,

and you can rename a server, you can't rename a server running Exchange.

Please provide more detail.

[Guest it-support]

Re: A problem when changing server name.

 

Thanks for the replies.

 

Its just a small SBS with a few users and an exchange server.

 

So, the only alternative is to reinstall the server... a classic windows

solution :)

 

Great... argh.

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> it-support <itsupport@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > When I installed one of our new servers it wass still unclear what it

> > was supposed to do and when it came to naming it I just gave it a

> > temporary boogus name thinking it was easy enough to change later.

> >

> > But now when I have changed that name to the real computer name I have

> > discovered that the old name is still used everything from dns zone to

> > exchange profiles and exchange accounts. Why hasnt all that changed

> > when I change the computers name?

> >

> > How do I make sure ALL instances of the old name are updated with the

> > new name?

> >

> > Thanks for any replies!

>

> What did/does this server do? Is it a member server or a DC? Did it run

> Exchange? If it's an Exchange server, you can't just rename it like that or

> you'll break Exchange. And although you can rename a native W2003 domain,

> and you can rename a server, you can't rename a server running Exchange.

> Please provide more detail.

>

>

>

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: A problem when changing server name.

 

it-support <itsupport@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the replies.

>

> Its just a small SBS with a few users and an exchange server.

>

> So, the only alternative is to reinstall the server... a classic

> windows solution :)

>

> Great... argh.

 

Well...to be honest, a few seconds of Googling would have told you this. You

cannot rename an SBS server or an SBS domain at all. Reinstalling from

scratch is your only option. Many people choose generic server & AD domain

names during setup (e.g.,SERVER01.internal.local) so this isn't an issue.

 

Post future SBS questions in microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs and you'll

get a lot of help. SBS does many things its own way, and you must be very

careful even if you have experience with the base products included in that

suite.

 

>

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

>

>> it-support <itsupport@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>> When I installed one of our new servers it wass still unclear what

>>> it was supposed to do and when it came to naming it I just gave it a

>>> temporary boogus name thinking it was easy enough to change later.

>>>

>>> But now when I have changed that name to the real computer name I

>>> have discovered that the old name is still used everything from dns

>>> zone to exchange profiles and exchange accounts. Why hasnt all that

>>> changed when I change the computers name?

>>>

>>> How do I make sure ALL instances of the old name are updated with

>>> the new name?

>>>

>>> Thanks for any replies!

>>

>> What did/does this server do? Is it a member server or a DC? Did it

>> run Exchange? If it's an Exchange server, you can't just rename it

>> like that or you'll break Exchange. And although you can rename a

>> native W2003 domain, and you can rename a server, you can't rename a

>> server running Exchange. Please provide more detail.

[Guest Job Andersson]

Re: A problem when changing server name.

 

Oki, thanks everyone. It seems a reinstall was the only valid option, I also

noticed SBS is a bit different. I will check that url out.

 

 

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> it-support <itsupport@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > Thanks for the replies.

> >

> > Its just a small SBS with a few users and an exchange server.

> >

> > So, the only alternative is to reinstall the server... a classic

> > windows solution :)

> >

> > Great... argh.

>

> Well...to be honest, a few seconds of Googling would have told you this. You

> cannot rename an SBS server or an SBS domain at all. Reinstalling from

> scratch is your only option. Many people choose generic server & AD domain

> names during setup (e.g.,SERVER01.internal.local) so this isn't an issue.

>

> Post future SBS questions in microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs and you'll

> get a lot of help. SBS does many things its own way, and you must be very

> careful even if you have experience with the base products included in that

> suite.

>

>

> >

> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> >

> >> it-support <itsupport@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >>> When I installed one of our new servers it wass still unclear what

> >>> it was supposed to do and when it came to naming it I just gave it a

> >>> temporary boogus name thinking it was easy enough to change later.

> >>>

> >>> But now when I have changed that name to the real computer name I

> >>> have discovered that the old name is still used everything from dns

> >>> zone to exchange profiles and exchange accounts. Why hasnt all that

> >>> changed when I change the computers name?

> >>>

> >>> How do I make sure ALL instances of the old name are updated with

> >>> the new name?

> >>>

> >>> Thanks for any replies!

> >>

> >> What did/does this server do? Is it a member server or a DC? Did it

> >> run Exchange? If it's an Exchange server, you can't just rename it

> >> like that or you'll break Exchange. And although you can rename a

> >> native W2003 domain, and you can rename a server, you can't rename a

> >> server running Exchange. Please provide more detail.

>

>

>

>