Re: Computer Name Change

Thanks for the detailed help, Shenan. I'll give that a try when next
at my client.

Out of curiosity, any idea why the multiple connections message
appears even after deleting mapped drives and network printers and not
being logged into the domain when attempting to add the computer to
the domain? Will whatever is causing this message to appear affect
the use of NETDOM at the computer as you describe?

Thanks, again.


On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:59:22 -0500, "Shenan Stanley"
<newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Shenan Stanley wrote:
>Bob Felton wrote:
>> Windows XP Pro SP2 client. Windows 2000 domain.
>>
>> I am installing new (replacement) computers at a client. User
>> computers are named after their user, for example "Joe". When I
>> build up a new computer for a user, such as Joe, I name it "Joe1". After
>> build completion and swapout with the old computer, I want to
>> rename the new computer from "Joe1" to "Joe". To do this, I use the
>> Computer Name applet in System Properties. First, I removed the
>> computer from the domain and added it to a workgroup by the same
>> name as the domain. I then changed the computer name to "Joe" using
>> the same applet. I then attempted to add the computer back to the
>> domain using the same applet. This failed with the following error
>> message:
>> ---
>> Computer Name Changes
>>
>> The following error occurred attempting to join the domain "LAN":
>>
>> Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user,
>> using more than one user name, are not allowed. Disconnect all
>> previous connections to the server or shared resource and try again.
>> ---
>>
>> I removed all mappings (mapped drives and printers) to server
>> resources that had been set up and tried again. Same result.
>>
>> While trying to do this I am logged into the computer as the local
>> administrator, I am not logged into the domain. I am asked for
>> server credentials to add the computer to the domain and then a
>> short time later the error message appears.
>>
>> Can anyone provide guidance on what is happening and how to correct?
>
>> Why do you join the computer to the domain before swapping it out?
>>
>> Anyway - why not remove the old computer from the domain, then using
>> NETDOM, rename the new computer to the old computer name in both
>> active directory and on the machine itself.. all done...
>>
>> With domain admin rights on the machine in question:
>>
>> netdom renamecomputer OLDNAME /newname:NEWNAME
>> /userD:DOMAIN\DOMAINADMINNAME /passwordD:DOMAINADMINPASSWORD
>> /userO:DOMAIN\DOMAINADMINNAME /passwordO:DOMAINADMINPASSWORD /force
>> /reboot:60
>> That's all one line, in case it splits..
>
>To make that into a batch script you can run on any computer with rights to
>access the other computers in the domain..
>
>(Yes - you can rename computers remotely - but it does qa reboot - so be
>cautious about WHEN you do it..)
>
>Put this into a script..
>
>----- Copy below this line -----
>@ECHO OFF
>if "%1" EQU "/?" goto helptext
>if "%1" EQU "" goto helptext
>
>:renamecomputer
>netdom renamecomputer %1 /newname:%2 /userD:DOMAINNAME\%3 /passwordD:%4
>/userO:DOMAINNAME\%3 /passwordO:%4 /force /reboot:60
>goto end
>
>:helptext
>CLS
>@ECHO.
>@ECHO This script will rename a computer in the domain.
>@ECHO It WILL reboot said computer.
>@ECHO.
>@ECHO The syntax for this script is:
>@ECHO.
>@ECHO rendompc OLDCOMPNAME NEWCOMPNAME DOMAIN_ADMIN_USERNAME DOMAIN_PASSWORD
>@ECHO.
>@ECHO Where:
>@ECHO.
>@ECHO OLDCOMPNAME is the old NETBIOS name of the computer.
>@ECHO NEWCOMPNAME is the new NETBIOS name of the computer.
>@ECHO DOMAIN_ADMIN_USERNAME is a Domain Administrative Username - just the
>username.
>@ECHO DOMAIN_PASSWORD is the Domain Administrative Username's password.
>@ECHO.
>PAUSE
>
>:end
>----- Copy above this line -----
>
>Change "DOMAINNAME" in the script (this is a simple .BAT/.CMD script) to
>your domain name.
>I've used this a few times for managing machine names and the likes - so
>that they make more sense.
>
>--
>Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP

--
Bob Felton
.

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