Re: Changing NetBIOS Domain Name

Not unless you have Windows Server 2003. Otherwise, it's a reinstall. Is it
really necessary to change?

Peter D wrote:
> Is it possible to change the NetBIOS domain name of a
> server? I will leave the DNS domain name the same, but I
> want to change the NetBIOS domain name.
> This is on a domain controller, so I cannot do it by
> demoting and rejoining a new domain or all the user
> accounts are destroyed.
> Thanks.
>
> Peter Diamond
> Network Administrator
> Action Duplication

You cannot but why would you want to. This would open a whole can of worms
of trouble.

--
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server

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> Not unless you have Windows Server 2003. Otherwise, it's a reinstall. Is
it
> really necessary to change?
>
> Peter D wrote:
> > Is it possible to change the NetBIOS domain name of a
> > server? I will leave the DNS domain name the same, but I
> > want to change the NetBIOS domain name.
> > This is on a domain controller, so I cannot do it by
> > demoting and rejoining a new domain or all the user
> > accounts are destroyed.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Peter Diamond
> > Network Administrator
> > Action Duplication
>
>