Re: Domain Rename Error Message



You need to raise the forest level from 0 to 2 since domain rename only
works with a Windows 2003 "Only" functional level:

See this doco for more info on how to do this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322692

See this part, but I recommend just use the GUI interface to do this:

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View and Set Functional Levels Manually
LDAP tools such as Ldp.exe and Adsiedit.msc can be used to view and modify
the current domain and forest functional level settings. When you modify the
attributes manually, it is best to target the FSMO authoritative for the
increase as the change is actually written to the authoritative FSMO then
replicated.
Forest Level Setting
The attribute is msDS-Behavior-Version on the CN=Partitions,
CN=Configurations, DC=ForestRootDom, DC=tld object. ? Value of 0 or not
set=mixed level forest
? Value of 1=Windows Server 2003 interim forest level
? Value of 2=Windows Server 2003 forest level

Note When you increase the msDS-Behavior-Version attribute from 0 to 1 with
ADSIEdit, you receive the following error message:
Illegal modify operation. Some aspect of the modification is not permitted.
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Hope this helps!

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Cheers,

Greg Williams, MCSE 2000/2003 + Security/Messaging
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