server.server.domain.com

[WJC]

Inherited this domain controller issue.

Someone named the domain name - server.domain.com and the
computer name shows server.server.domain.com. Is there
anyway to correct this? Can I add another DC and redo the
original without losing the user accounts?

Thanks in advance

 

[a-chadl [MSFT]]

| Inherited this domain controller issue.
|
| Someone named the domain name - server.domain.com and the
| computer name shows server.server.domain.com. Is there
| anyway to correct this? Can I add another DC and redo the
| original without losing the user accounts?
|
| Thanks in advance
|

You can run DCPROMO on another machine to make it a new DC in the domain.
Allow some time for replication to complete with the new domain controller.
This new DC will then have a copy of Active Directory and therefore have a
copy of your domain users accounts. You can then run DCPROMO on the old DC
to remove it as a DC and make it a member server in the domain. At that
time you could then rename the machine. After renaming, if you wished, you
could run DCPROMO on it again and make it a DC in the domain again.

Chad A. Lacy
Windows 2000 Directory Services

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