Re: "called name not present", 'net use' redirection?

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If it were me here's what I'd do:

- Compile a list of all programs under my scope of management that connect
to the server via it's NetBIOS name - call the list NetBIOS Required.

- Find out which if any of these programs are using the NetBIOS name purely
as a locator and out of those which ones will query DNS when NetBIOS
resolution fails

- Remove from the NetBIOS Required list all programs that meet the the
previous steps conditions and put them on a second list called DNS Sufficient.

- For each remaining program on the NetBIOS Required list find out where it
stores it's settings (registry, .ini files, .xyz files (try opening unknown
configuration files with notepad and if it's text or binary), .dat files,
scripted shortcuts (a la Filemaker Pro, etc, etc).

- After completing the previous step, remove from the NetBIOS Required list
all programs that store the servers NetBIOS name in the registry or any file
that can be read using notepad (and doesn't display symbols like this ☼) and
put them on a list called Upgrade Scriptable.

- Any programs left on the NetBIOS required list will have to be addressed
individually (maybe there's an upgrade for it, maybe it's being phased out,
maybe it's non-essential, who knows?).

- Add a CNAME (ALIAS) record to DNS with the old server name as the alias
and have it resolve to the new servers A (HOST) record. This should take
care of your DNS sufficient list.

- Write a logon script that edits the registry and all known text files,
replacing the old server name with the new. This should take care of your
Upgrade Scriptable list.

If you provide me with the location of all config files and send me examples
of each so I can see their format I'll write you the script you need. If you
don't want me to see the config data then replace it with generic stuff but
keep all formatting - only change the alphanumeric characters.

Let me know if this helps (hope it does)

Thanks,

Nick Staff

"mbayaq@xxxxxxxxx" wrote:

> I don't actually know where they all are, and I think there are more
> than just registry entries too, there are also programs that look for
> files on the older server that is being replaced with the newer one.
> Thanks for the suggestion though. Any other possible ideas? I will
> see in the meantime if I can think of any way to find the old entries.
>
>
.

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