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- Install a New Windows Server 2008 Forest
- Install a New Windows Server 2008 Child Domain
- Install a New Windows Server 2008 Domain Tree
- Install an Additional Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller
- Perform a Staged Installation of a Read-Only Domain Controller
- Install AD DS from Restored Backup Media
- Remove a Domain Controller from a Domain
- Forcing the Removal of a Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller
- Performing Metadata Cleanup
- Rename a Domain Controller
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This chapter is from the book
Rename a Domain Controller
Solution: The netdom command-line tool can be used to rename a Windows Server 2008 DC.
To rename a domain controller, perform the following steps using an AD DS account that has membership in one of the following AD DS groups:
- Domain Admins
- Enterprise Admins
- Log on to the domain controller you want to rename.
- Click Start and click Command Prompt.
- In the Command Prompt window, type netdom computername CurrentComputerName /add:NewComputerName, where CurrentComputerName is the current FQDN name and NewComputerName is the new FQDN name. Then press ENTER.
- Ensure the computer account updates and DNS registrations are completed. In the Command Prompt window, type netdom computername CurrentComputerName /makeprimary:NewComputerName, where CurrentComputerName is the current FQDN name and NewComputerName is the new FQDN name. Then press ENTER.
- In the Command Prompt window, type netdom computername NewComputerName /remove:OldComputerName, where CurrentComputerName is the current FQDN name and NewComputerName is the new FQDN name. Then press ENTER.
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