1) Is using a domain name with the *.local format (as
opposed to a 3 letter suffix as in .net) a problem for MS
DNS?

2) If I have only one W2k DC with a domain name such as
co.local and I'd like to change the domain to say co.net,
is that possible in AD or whatever? Will I have to
change all the workstations after that manually to the
new domain or can that be done remotely?

Thanks!

J.G.

In news:2f2801c428be$94986890$(E-Mail Removed),
Jim <(E-Mail Removed)> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
> 1) Is using a domain name with the *.local format (as
> opposed to a 3 letter suffix as in .net) a problem for MS
> DNS?

No problem.

>
> 2) If I have only one W2k DC with a domain name such as
> co.local and I'd like to change the domain to say co.net,
> is that possible in AD or whatever? Will I have to
> change all the workstations after that manually to the
> new domain or can that be done remotely?

It is not possible to rename a Win2k AD Domain.
You would have to demote and re-promote with a different name, or build
another domain and migrate the accounts.


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