Rename a computer on a Windows 2008 domain
How do I rename a Windows 7 computer that is a member of a Windows 2008 domain? Do I need to remove the computer from the domain and assigned to Workgroup; rename the computer and rejoin the network?
March 13th, 2013 11:20am
If you want to rename you should be able to do it without leaving domain.
As long you have a account with permission you can just change the name.
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March 13th, 2013 8:27pm
If you want to rename you should be able to do it without leaving domain.
As long you have a account with permission you can just change the name.
March 14th, 2013 3:19am
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March 18th, 2013 3:21am
How do I rename a Windows 7 computer that is a member of a Windows 2008 domain? Do I need to remove the computer from the domain and assigned to Workgroup; rename the computer and rejoin the network?
As long as you are not renaming the machine to something that already exists as an AD computer object.Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
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March 18th, 2013 7:43pm
How do I rename a Windows 7 computer that is a member of a Windows 2008 domain? Do I need to remove the computer from the domain and assigned to Workgroup; rename the computer and rejoin the network?
As long as you are not renaming the machine to something that already exists as an AD computer object.Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
How to ask a question that is fixable.
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March 19th, 2013 2:39am
Thanks! I was able to rename the computer without any issues. Appreciate all the feedback.
March 19th, 2013 10:05am