changing computer name comments

[don meaney]

When a computer name is first set locally (not the
NetworkID) a text box allows entering comments. Where are
these comments stored and how can they be changed?

 

[Richard McCall [MSFT]]

These are stored in AD under the description attribute on the computer
account

 

[Richard McCall [MSFT]]

This is also stored locally on the machine under the lanmanserver\parameters
srvcomment REG_SZ > manually editing requires a restart of the server
service or a reboot