Re: Single label dns name/domain rename

I have no idea. (?) It depends on the health of your


Try running dcdiag. Look for fail, error and warning errors.

If you don't have the tools installed load them from your install disk.

d:\i386\adminpak.msi (Server tools for remote management of servers)
d:\support\tools\setup.exe (Server Utilities)

Copy the following to a cmd file and run look for error, fail and warn
within the reports. Post any errors you can't figure out. make sure you
modify DC_Name to the name of a dc in your domain.

@echo off

c:
cd \
cd "program files\support tools"

del c:\dcdiag.log
dcdiag /e /c /v /s:DC_Name /f:c:\dcdiag.log
start c:\dcdiag.log


See for more details

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/1d4ce93c-54f2-4069-a708-251509c38837.mspx



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Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Niklas Banck" <NiklasBanck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:46FCFC46-AB10-452F-877D-0F915576C84C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Ok, first of all, thanks for the fast replies...!!
>
> Hmm, do u think there is any chance that i can get through the change to
> windows 2003 forest functional level without crash the ad one more time?
>
> Last time everything seem to be ok, but after a couple of hours I wasn´t
> able to logon anymore.....
> --
> Best Regards
>
> Niklas Banck
>
>
> "Paul Bergson" wrote:
>
>> Only if you are at the domain and forest functional level of 2003.
>> Otherwise you can't.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> "Niklas Banck" <NiklasBanck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:4B52A555-1116-4B46-A10E-3808AB4D3C07@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > How can I get rid of the single label dns domain name without creating
>> > a
>> > new
>> > forest...????
>> > --
>> > Best Regards
>> >
>> > Niklas Banck
>> >
>> >
>> > "Paul Bergson" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you aren't at 2003 Forest and Domain functional level you can't use
>> >> domain rename. Your only other option would be to create a new forest
>> >> and
>> >> transfer the objects to it. This would involve using the Migration
>> >> Tool
>> >> kit
>> >> ADMT v2.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA
>> >>
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Niklas Banck" <NiklasBanck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:3FF52A70-8209-43C1-A933-FCDA6267D401@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Hi!
>> >> >
>> >> > I have a domain dns name "domainname." (Windows server 2003, only
>> >> > one
>> >> > domain)
>> >> > And, as u can see this is a single label dns name.
>> >> > How can I change this to "domainname.com" for example?
>> >> >
>> >> > I´ve tried to run domain rename..... but it fails directly when I
>> >> > need
>> >> > to
>> >> > change the Forest functional level... the AD stoped working and
>> >> > I needed to restore the shadow copy components... from tape....
>> >> >
>> >> > So I´m back at square one..... any Idéas?
>> >> >
>> >> > This domain is comming all the way from Windows NT 4...
>> >> > And everything was ok when it was running under Windows 2000
>> >> > Server...
>> >> >
>> >> > But in windows server 2003 there´s a lot of problems...
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Best Regards
>> >> >
>> >> > Niklas Banck
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>


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