Questions Regarding Removing/Renaming Workstations

[CT]

Hello...

If you disjoin a workstation from a domain, does it remove the computer
account or disable it on the domain?
If you rename a workstation on a domain, does it remove the old workstation
name and replace it with the new or does it disable the old and add the new?

Thanks!

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello CT,

Disjoin from domain disables the account, you can see it with the red point
with the white cross.

Renaming will just change the name nothing else.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[CT]

Great! Thank you for taking the time to reply!

Hello CT,

Disjoin from domain disables the account, you can see it with the red
point with the white cross.

Renaming will just change the name nothing else.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[Hank Arnold (MVP)]

IIRC, it will eventually remove the computer from AD....

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services