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Dan Klinge
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 1:56 am Post subject:
Domain name change with Server 2003 |
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Has anyone attempted to change a domain name with Server 2003? If so,
what was the outcome? I need to change my domain name from
Blah.Blah.com to Diggity.com. I would like to know what the obstacles
that I might face may be. Any insight? |
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lazyadmin
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:16 am Post subject:
Re: Domain name change with Server 2003 |
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If you are using Exchange 2003 SP1 you need the Exchange Domain Rename
Fix-up Tool to update Exchange attributes. If you have Exchange 5.5, 2000
or 2003 (nonSP1) it will not work. It also does not change the email
domains in the Recipient policies. You can get the Rename Fix-Up Tool
here --> http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/updates
All DC's must be 2003, domain and forest functional level must be 2003
The computer you run the rename from (aka Control Station) cannot be a DC,
it should be a member server. It must be running Windows Server 2003.
If you have any Windows 2000 DFS Root servers, they must be SP3 or greater.
And of course you must have privledges, Enterprise admin and if Exchagne is
installed Full Exchange admin rights as well.
Grab the latest version of domainrename.exe here -->
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/downloads/domainrename.mspx
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Rod
http://thelazyadmin.com
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| Quote: | Has anyone attempted to change a domain name with Server 2003? If so, what
was the outcome? I need to change my domain name from Blah.Blah.com to
Diggity.com. I would like to know what the obstacles that I might face
may be. Any insight? |
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Dan Klinge
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:56 am Post subject:
Re: Domain name change with Server 2003 |
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Ok, doesn't sound too awfully difficult. I have two DCs that are 2000,
what happens if I just demote those before I change the domain name and
promote them after?
lazyadmin wrote:
| Quote: | If you are using Exchange 2003 SP1 you need the Exchange Domain Rename
Fix-up Tool to update Exchange attributes. If you have Exchange 5.5, 2000
or 2003 (nonSP1) it will not work. It also does not change the email
domains in the Recipient policies. You can get the Rename Fix-Up Tool
here --> http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/updates
All DC's must be 2003, domain and forest functional level must be 2003
The computer you run the rename from (aka Control Station) cannot be a DC,
it should be a member server. It must be running Windows Server 2003.
If you have any Windows 2000 DFS Root servers, they must be SP3 or greater.
And of course you must have privledges, Enterprise admin and if Exchagne is
installed Full Exchange admin rights as well.
Grab the latest version of domainrename.exe here --
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/downloads/domainrename.mspx
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lazyadmin
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:27 am Post subject:
Re: Domain name change with Server 2003 |
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Won't work. Your domain and forest functional levels must be at 2003 for
you to be able to rename the domain. With 2003 domain and forest functional
levels, you can only have 2003 DC's. You can have 2000 member servers.
You will have to demote them and leave them as member servers, or upgrade
them to 2003.
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Rod
http://thelazyadmin.com
"Dan Klinge" <Dan.Klinge@NoSpam.UJerk.ArborMed.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Ok, doesn't sound too awfully difficult. I have two DCs that are 2000,
what happens if I just demote those before I change the domain name and
promote them after?
lazyadmin wrote:
If you are using Exchange 2003 SP1 you need the Exchange Domain Rename
Fix-up Tool to update Exchange attributes. If you have Exchange 5.5,
2000 or 2003 (nonSP1) it will not work. It also does not change the
email domains in the Recipient policies. You can get the Rename Fix-Up
Tool here --> http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/updates
All DC's must be 2003, domain and forest functional level must be 2003
The computer you run the rename from (aka Control Station) cannot be a
DC, it should be a member server. It must be running Windows Server
2003.
If you have any Windows 2000 DFS Root servers, they must be SP3 or
greater.
And of course you must have privledges, Enterprise admin and if Exchagne
is installed Full Exchange admin rights as well.
Grab the latest version of domainrename.exe here --
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/downloads/domainrename.mspx
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