Re: Domain name
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 12/19/04
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Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:40:49 -0500
Chad A. Gross [SBS MVP] wrote:
> Hi Brian -
>
> Dcpromo is the utility that you use to promote a plain member server
> to a Domain Controller (or demote a Domain Controller down to a plain
> member server). Dcpromo is something that we don't normally
> encounter with SBS since the integrated SBS install does this for us.
> The only time we use dcpromo is if we're adding a second DC to our
> SBS domain (or doing a swing migration ;^).
>
> Dcpromo is suggested because you historically were not able to rename
> a domain controller, but you can rename a member server. (Note that
> with Windows Server 2003, there is a utility that allows you to
> rename a domain controller) So one could use dcpromo to demote a
> Domain Controller down to a member server, rename then run dcpromo
> again to promote back to a Domain Controller. The only problem with
> this is that in order to maintain your existing Active Directory SIDs
> (security identifiers), you have to have at least one other DC in
> your domain. If you did this with your only DC, when you demoted the
> box you would effectively be throwing away your existing domain, and
> when you promoted the box back to a DC, you'd be creating a brand new
> domain, regardless of whether or not you used the same name for the
> domain.
>
> The trump card with SBS is that we're running Exchange. Since
> Exchange is tightly integrated with Active Directory, you cannot
> rename a machine running Exchange - there's no way to do it shy of a
> re-install, which is why you have to reinstall your SBS if you want
> to change the name.
Not sure if this works with SBS (and renaming a domain even without Exchange
in the picture is a PITA), but might want to see
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html -
>
> HTH!
>
>
> computerbiz wrote:
>> "computerbiz" wrote:
>>
>>> Im new to Windows SBS 2003. I was practicing at the shop on the new
>>> system before taking the server to my customers and excepted the
>>> default domain "smallbusinness.local". Is there a way to chage
>>> this. Have only hooked up four computers which I can do again.
>>> Looked at the knowledge base. Found a bunch of articles refering to
>>> to Windows Server 2003. All seemed very complicated because they
>>> applied to large business with, lots of subdomains etc. Thank in
>>> advance for you help. David
>>
>> Hi, This is David again. I found some post here that helped some.
>> Looks like a reinstall is the correct thing. But saw DCPROMO
>> mentioned. What is this. Will this help? Thanks again.
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