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Uploaded by on Aug 29, 2011

How to rename Windows 2003 Domain Controller?

Netdom.exe (Windows Domain Manager) this command-line tool enables renames a domain controller in a Windows Server 2003 domain, from the command line.

Note: Domain Controllers running Microsoft's Certificate Authority services (CA) can never be renamed.

Important: To rename a domain controller using the Netdom.exe tool, the domain functional level must be set to Windows Server 2003.

You must install the Windows Server 2003 Support Tools.

Syntax

netdom computername CurrentComputerName/add:NewComputerName

netdom computername CurrentComputerName /makeprimary:NewComputerName

After restart your computer,
netdom computername NewComputerName /remove:OldComputerName

Windows Server 2003 Support Tools Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/8whj16bb0jm24fb/Support%20Tools.zip

For more help see my blog:
http://RealTimeNetworking.blogspot.com

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  • great tutorial on the topic. thanks

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