I have two computers, one old, one new. The old one I am downgrading
to a different user and want to change it's name to their computer
name and join it to the domain with their user account. The new
computer I want to name what the old computer was named and join it to
the domain with their user account.

I have not been able to just log in as the new user and change the
name because it says the computer already exists, and it says I do not
have rights to. I've tried logging in as everything including my admin
super user on the domain and computers.

Do i have to delete the client computers from the domain server, then
rejoin them after naming? Does any data get lost that the users had on
these old computers?

Help a new guy? Thanks!

S

samearle wrote:
> I have two computers, one old, one new. The old one I am downgrading
> to a different user and want to change it's name to their computer
> name and join it to the domain with their user account. The new
> computer I want to name what the old computer was named and join it
> to the domain with their user account.
>
> I have not been able to just log in as the new user and change the
> name because it says the computer already exists, and it says I do
> not have rights to. I've tried logging in as everything including
> my admin super user on the domain and computers.
>
> Do i have to delete the client computers from the domain server,
> then rejoin them after naming? Does any data get lost that the
> users had on these old computers?
>
> Help a new guy? Thanks!

First - you can easily change the name of a domain joined computer using the
netdom.exe command...

netdom renamecomputer /?

Secondly - if your account is a domain administrator - they should be able
to overwrite the existing account.

Why are you trying to join the domain with a new user's account instead of
an account you have for doing such things or an administrative account?

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