Re: netbios name vs computer account name

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Jeremy Schubert <jscc-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
Thank you all. So much vocabulary/terminology (domain tab description
properties vs aduc description property fields, CN versus account
name...).
Ace and Anthony, you're both right.
Ace:If it's serial numbers or whatnot that you are worried about, in
the computer description, you can put that in there. This way you can
run a 'net view', see all the computer names and their descriptions. The
problem I think is more with the usefulness of a serial number as
an identifier. Anthony: It wouldn't really help you go and look for
it! Anthony
Just trying to work on the best naming scheme. We always start with
the plant code, a three digit number, 047 in my case. But then our
downtown people, our help desk, and our school techs are always
debating what is best. I have a program now called wsname from
http://mystuff.clarke.co.nz/MyStuff/Default.asp Through a script
(batch or vbs) it lets me easily rename a computer. The program can
determin the chassis type and serial number and a few other things. It
also modifies the description field in the system control panel
but not the description field in ADUC. So I have to have another
script for that.
Lab techs of course want the physical location to find the machine. The
help desk wants the serial number to enter a service call to IBM.
With the 15 character limit for netbios, entering all of that is
tricky. Especially if you want to make the number a bit easier to
read for the user by adding some hyphens.

What we do for naming convention for a computer in the Philadelphia location
that is a laptop and the user name is John Smith:
phl-ljsmith

If it were a desktop:
phl-djsmith

If you want to put a floor in there, say the desktop is on the 4th floor:
phl4-djsmith

Of course you have to accomodate to keep it under 15.

But I myself, I like to put the floor in the description along with the Dell
Service Tagand OS type. Therefore, I would put in the description:

DellC521-SvcTag XXXXXX- XPPro-4thFlr

So when I do a 'net view', I will see all the computer names, and will see
the descriptions right next to them.

This is just a suggestion. I am sure you will find the best way that suites
your needs.

Ace




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