W2K Server Question: how do I change this DomainController's DomainName?

[Tanner]

do U understand?

like right now the domain name is smallone.com

but I want to change it to a domain that I recently purchased. What, if any, file do I edit, or icon do I clik to change the domainname to the new one???

TIA!!!

God Bless
Tanner

 

[BuckNaked]

Never mind, wrong stuff....

Dave

Edit: this was for .NET, sorry... but there is some documentation on the right hand side that could provide some insight, but doesn't look promising.... link

 

[PeeluckyDuckee]

You mean you've already setup AD under another domain name, and now you want to change it to the newer one? As far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong) there's no easy way out other than undoing DCPROMO then doing it again under a different name.


Plucky

 

[bsobel]

PeeluckyDuckee, had me excited there for a minute (have a home domain I really want to rename). But it appears these tools are for .NET servers only, still can't rename a W2K domain 🙁

Bill

 

[Tanner]

don't lose hope yet... does this document help??? or maybe this document?

Please, someone help out a Win2K IDIOT!!! 😀

 

[Tanner]

just answered my own Question...NOPE

Followed instructions on the second KB article and it said specifically: The identification of this computer can not be changed because: -The computer is a domain controller.

surprise surprise.

so, now i'm supposed to run DCPromo to UNinstall AD, (which doesn't matter for me, b/c there's nothing in it) change the puter name and domain, and reinst. AD? dang...servers R a lot of werk! 😀

is this what U guys get?

 

[ivwshane]

Yep, and if you did have AD stuff that you wanted to save there are ways to back it up and import it but to simply rename the whole domain means tearing down the domain🙁


But it looks like they changed the policy in .NET

 

[Tanner]

AD is allll gone now! 😀 Time to stick a new domain on it! 😀



<< Edit: this was for .NET, sorry... but there is some documentation on the right hand side that could provide some insight, but doesn't look promising >>



is .NET windows new networking software or what??? Im lost...

 

[bsobel]

The next version of the server line is the .NET line.
Bill

 

[dakata24]

at least in 2k, you can demote to a member server.. i dont think you could do that in nt 4 or less..

 

[PeeluckyDuckee]

In NT, if you're a server, you're either a pdc or a bdc. You can go back and forth to promote/demote a PDC if I recall....

 

[N11]

In NT you could be either a pdc, bdc or 'member' server. You could promote/demote bdcs/pdcs til your heart was content, but never demote a pdc/bdc to a member server as far as I know.