Changing Windows 2000 member computer's name...

[Pablo A.]

Hello,



I have a Windows 2000 sever, that is a NT 4 Domain member. I have to change
the computer name by using the minimum amount of administrative effort and
trying to maintain the group/user id's information.



I was told that renaming a NT domain member requires you to create a new
computer account and also to leave the domain, restart, rejoin the domain and
restart again. I'm concerned that any domain id's/groups that were in local
groups may be lost, even though we're adding the server back into the same
domain. I'm also thinking about file/web permissions from the domain.



Is there a way to retain the SID information ? Do we really need to remove
the server from the domain before changing the name? As long as the new
computer account has already been created, wouldn't this work ok?



Thanks.



Pablo.

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello Pablo A. Pablo A.,

As far as i know, you can just rename it. It is 2000 you said and 2000 machines
you can rename without any problem. The reinstall was necessary to demote
a nt4 domain controller or make a nt4 member server domain controller.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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