Re: Changing Company Name Means Changeing Domain Name

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From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 06/13/04 

Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 13:50:25 -0400

Replied in m.p.win2000.setup

Tom Celica wrote:
> Our Company Name is changing. And they have asked me to Chang the
> Name of our Windows 2000 Domain Name.
>
> Specifically they want our logins to chang from
> tom@oldcompanyname.com to tom@newcompanyname.com . And email to
> change from tom@oldcompany.com to tom@newcompany.com
>
> This looks like a pretty large task. Please fill in the blanks I am
> missing:
>
> 1. Remove all computers/resources from the oldcompany.com domain.
> 2. Demote both Domain Controllers.
> 3. Promote the DC's as Domain Controllers with the new Domain Name:
> Newcompany.com
> 4. Configre DNS to support the required domains.
> 4. Join the computers/resouces into the new domain
>
> Question: What step am I missing?
>
>
> Basically I have a few ideas about how to handle the Exchange Server
>
> ? - 1 Can I just rename the Exchange Server while it remains a
> member of the oldcompany.com domain? -- Need to change exchange
> server name from oldcompanyExchange to a more generic name like
> corpexchange.oldcompany.com
>
> ? - 2 Then backup the exchange server data
>
> ? - 3 Then remove the exchange application from the exchange server.
>
> ? - 4 Then remove the exchange server from the oldcompany.com domain.
>
> ? - 5 when the newcompany.com domain is ready... join the exchange
> server into the newcompany.com domain
>
> ? - 6 Then Reinstall Exchange Application on the exchange joined to
> the newcompany.com domain.
>
> ? - 7 Restore the Exchange Server Data to the newcompany.com exchange
> server in the new domian.
>
> ? - 7 Verify that everybody has an email alias address for the
> oldcompany.com domain address and the primary smtp address is for the
> newcompany.com domain address
>
> ???? done?

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