Re: Renaming computer and Account in Windows 2000

Hi Gerry,

Thanks for your advice, hmm I hope it is that simple, so you are talking
about this particular key:
HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\control\computername\computername

is that the only place you changed? have your workstations been behaving
since? the Schannel and DNS etc. isnt a problem as I am going to execute this
reg merge from a netware login script before they join AD... now, I just need
to prefix the computername, unfortunately %computername% will not resolve
here so any ideas how I just add the prefix to the existing name..

Thanks

Kevin


"Gerry Hickman" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The way I do it, is to rename the computer in the registry and then reboot
> it, but LOOK OUT. As soon as you rename it and reboot it, it might drop off
> the network completely unless you've got your DNS and/or WINS set up to cope
> with the changes.
>
> You have to make sure everything is done in the right order and that every
> related name is changed. DNS, WINS, Computer, Secure Channel.
>
> --
> Gerry Hickman
> SSRU SysAdmin
>
> "Kevin" <Kevin @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:75794C87-58D5-4934-A65A-AAFECB14C176@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been trawling the net and ms site for a script which renames both
> the
> > computer account and the physical computer, the scenario is basically I
> have
> > about 200 users to join to our new domain which I am doing via a netdom
> > command running from login script, trouble is we want to rename the
> computers
> > to include a three digit prefix. Whether this is done before joining the
> > domain or after i'm not too fussed, before would be my preference however.
> >
> > I have found a script to rename the computer account but not the
> computer!!
> > if I had XP apparently it wouldn't be a problem.
> >
> > If anyone knows of such a tool or script to help me achieve this task
> > without physically touching each pc would be appreciated..
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Kevin
>
>
>
.

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