Changing Windows 2000 member computer's name...

[Guest Pablo A.]

Hello,

 

 

 

I have a Windows 2000 sever, that is a NT 4 Domain member. I have to change

the computer name by using the minimum amount of administrative effort and

trying to maintain the group/user id's information.

 

 

 

I was told that renaming a NT domain member requires you to create a new

computer account and also to leave the domain, restart, rejoin the domain and

restart again. I'm concerned that any domain id's/groups that were in local

groups may be lost, even though we're adding the server back into the same

domain. I'm also thinking about file/web permissions from the domain.

 

 

 

Is there a way to retain the SID information ? Do we really need to remove

the server from the domain before changing the name? As long as the new

computer account has already been created, wouldn't this work ok?

 

 

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

Pablo.

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Changing Windows 2000 member computer's name...

 

Hello Pablo A. Pablo A.,

 

As far as i know, you can just rename it. It is 2000 you said and 2000 machines

you can rename without any problem. The reinstall was necessary to demote

a nt4 domain controller or make a nt4 member server domain controller.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hello,

>

> I have a Windows 2000 sever, that is a NT 4 Domain member. I have to

> change the computer name by using the minimum amount of administrative

> effort and trying to maintain the group/user id's information.

>

> I was told that renaming a NT domain member requires you to create a

> new computer account and also to leave the domain, restart, rejoin the

> domain and restart again. I'm concerned that any domain id's/groups

> that were in local groups may be lost, even though we're adding the

> server back into the same domain. I'm also thinking about file/web

> permissions from the domain.

>

> Is there a way to retain the SID information ? Do we really need to

> remove the server from the domain before changing the name? As long as

> the new computer account has already been created, wouldn't this work

> ok?

>

> Thanks.

>

> Pablo.

>