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steveso@xxxx.yyy
 | | 11/28/2005 4:44 AM |
| Hi everyone,
We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I need
to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in our
case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the domain) and
it has Exchange installed on it.
I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools for
domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first uninstall
Exchange to do this.
Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
first?
TIA for any pointers!
Steve
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| tkern
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| | 11/28/2005 5:44 AM |
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| michael@xxxx.yyy
| | 11/28/2005 5:54 AM |
| It is not supported to change the name of a server on which Exchange is
installed.
Thus you can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed upon
it. Exchange will break.
For more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842116
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Sorenson
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:38 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Hi everyone,
We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I need
to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in our
case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the domain) and
it has Exchange installed on it.
I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools for
domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first uninstall
Exchange to do this.
Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
first?
TIA for any pointers!
Steve
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| sbradcpa
Posts:354
| | 11/28/2005 6:44 AM |
| Actually not true, this changed in Exchange SP1...now that said..... we
STILL do not recommend renaming in SBSland because of Sharepoint. That
is what gets totally screwed these days with a domain rename on our
boxes. [yes a MVP tried it, Exchange made the trip just fine, Sharepoint
did not]
Domain Rename “ Rename a Windows 2003 Forest with Exchange 2003 installed:
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html
Stupid question alert though....why the need for the rename in the first
place? Now granted, this is our funky space down here but...the name of
the domain is totally meaningless and you should name your servers to
not need renaming is our philosophy in SBSland.
Bottom line ...yes... on a normal server, no on SBS.
I have seen several KBs that point to ... if I remember right.... public
folder wackoness after a domain rename that needed some hotfixes.
Michael B. Smith wrote:
It is not supported to change the name of a server on which Exchange is
installed.
Thus you can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed upon
it. Exchange will break.
For more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842116
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Sorenson
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:38 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Hi everyone,
We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I need
to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in our
case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the domain) and
it has Exchange installed on it.
I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools for
domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first uninstall
Exchange to do this.
Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
first?
TIA for any pointers!
Steve
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| michael@xxxx.yyy
| | 11/28/2005 7:03 AM |
| I don't see anything in that article that disagrees with what I said.
You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
In fact, the article you quote specifically agrees with me:
Exchange must not be installed on domain controllers
To use the domain rename operation, Exchange must not be installed on
any domain controllers (if Exchange is loaded on a DC deinstal Exchange
from it)
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:01 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Actually not true, this changed in Exchange SP1...now that said..... we
STILL do not recommend renaming in SBSland because of Sharepoint. That
is what gets totally screwed these days with a domain rename on our
boxes. [yes a MVP tried it, Exchange made the trip just fine, Sharepoint
did not]
Domain Rename - Rename a Windows 2003 Forest with Exchange 2003
installed:
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html
Stupid question alert though....why the need for the rename in the first
place? Now granted, this is our funky space down here but...the name of
the domain is totally meaningless and you should name your servers to
not need renaming is our philosophy in SBSland.
Bottom line ...yes... on a normal server, no on SBS.
I have seen several KBs that point to ... if I remember right.... public
folder wackoness after a domain rename that needed some hotfixes.
Michael B. Smith wrote:
> It is not supported to change the name of a server on which Exchange
> is installed.
>
> Thus you can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed
> upon it. Exchange will break.
>
> For more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842116
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
> Sorenson
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:38 AM
> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I need
> to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
> getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in
> our case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the
> domain) and it has Exchange installed on it.
>
> I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools for
> domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first uninstall
> Exchange to do this.
>
> Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
> first?
>
> TIA for any pointers!
>
> Steve
>
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| sbradcpa
Posts:354
| | 11/28/2005 7:10 AM |
| Okay so maybe that was a lousy link
Download details: Microsoft Exchange Server Domain Rename Fixup
(XDR-Fixup):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=24B47D4A-C4B9-4031-B491-29839148A28C&displaylang=en
Exchange for Experts: Be The Master Of Your Domain Rename With Exchange
-- TechNet Magazine, Spring 2005:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/05/DomainRename/default.aspx
SP1 also contains a number of new tools for Exchange 2003. The following
are available as separate downloads.
* /Exchange Domain Rename Fixup:/ Repairs Exchange Server attributes
in Active Directory after using the Windows Server 2003 domain
rename tool
Michael B. Smith wrote:
I don't see anything in that article that disagrees with what I said.
You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
In fact, the article you quote specifically agrees with me:
Exchange must not be installed on domain controllers
To use the domain rename operation, Exchange must not be installed on
any domain controllers (if Exchange is loaded on a DC deinstal Exchange
from it)
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:01 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Actually not true, this changed in Exchange SP1...now that said..... we
STILL do not recommend renaming in SBSland because of Sharepoint. That
is what gets totally screwed these days with a domain rename on our
boxes. [yes a MVP tried it, Exchange made the trip just fine, Sharepoint
did not]
Domain Rename - Rename a Windows 2003 Forest with Exchange 2003
installed:
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html
Stupid question alert though....why the need for the rename in the first
place? Now granted, this is our funky space down here but...the name of
the domain is totally meaningless and you should name your servers to
not need renaming is our philosophy in SBSland.
Bottom line ...yes... on a normal server, no on SBS.
I have seen several KBs that point to ... if I remember right.... public
folder wackoness after a domain rename that needed some hotfixes.
Michael B. Smith wrote:
It is not supported to change the name of a server on which Exchange
is installed.
Thus you can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed
upon it. Exchange will break.
For more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842116
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
Sorenson
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:38 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Hi everyone,
We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I need
to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in
our case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the
domain) and it has Exchange installed on it.
I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools for
domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first uninstall
Exchange to do this.
Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
first?
TIA for any pointers!
Steve
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| sbradcpa
Posts:354
| | 11/28/2005 7:18 AM |
| Oh sorry ... DCs..... hello..... not reading....it's Monday.
Reality is that we've tried it on a SBS box ... Exchange 'can' make the
trip. Not Microsoft approved of course, would not recommend it and
Sharepoint freaks.
Michael B. Smith wrote:
I don't see anything in that article that disagrees with what I said.
You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
In fact, the article you quote specifically agrees with me:
Exchange must not be installed on domain controllers
To use the domain rename operation, Exchange must not be installed on
any domain controllers (if Exchange is loaded on a DC deinstal Exchange
from it)
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:01 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Actually not true, this changed in Exchange SP1...now that said..... we
STILL do not recommend renaming in SBSland because of Sharepoint. That
is what gets totally screwed these days with a domain rename on our
boxes. [yes a MVP tried it, Exchange made the trip just fine, Sharepoint
did not]
Domain Rename - Rename a Windows 2003 Forest with Exchange 2003
installed:
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html
Stupid question alert though....why the need for the rename in the first
place? Now granted, this is our funky space down here but...the name of
the domain is totally meaningless and you should name your servers to
not need renaming is our philosophy in SBSland.
Bottom line ...yes... on a normal server, no on SBS.
I have seen several KBs that point to ... if I remember right.... public
folder wackoness after a domain rename that needed some hotfixes.
Michael B. Smith wrote:
It is not supported to change the name of a server on which Exchange
is installed.
Thus you can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed
upon it. Exchange will break.
For more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842116
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
Sorenson
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:38 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Hi everyone,
We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I need
to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in
our case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the
domain) and it has Exchange installed on it.
I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools for
domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first uninstall
Exchange to do this.
Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
first?
TIA for any pointers!
Steve
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| thomas.obrien@xxxx.yyy
| | 11/28/2005 7:21 AM |
| How well does SharePoint deal with a domain rename in a NON-SBS
environment?
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 10:01 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Actually not true, this changed in Exchange SP1...now that said..... we
STILL do not recommend renaming in SBSland because of Sharepoint. That
is what gets totally screwed these days with a domain rename on our
boxes. [yes a MVP tried it, Exchange made the trip just fine, Sharepoint
did not]
Domain Rename - Rename a Windows 2003 Forest with Exchange 2003
installed:
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html
Stupid question alert though....why the need for the rename in the first
place? Now granted, this is our funky space down here but...the name of
the domain is totally meaningless and you should name your servers to
not need renaming is our philosophy in SBSland.
Bottom line ...yes... on a normal server, no on SBS.
I have seen several KBs that point to ... if I remember right.... public
folder wackoness after a domain rename that needed some hotfixes.
Michael B. Smith wrote:
> It is not supported to change the name of a server on which Exchange
> is installed.
>
> Thus you can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed
> upon it. Exchange will break.
>
> For more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842116
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
> Sorenson
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:38 AM
> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I need
> to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
> getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in
> our case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the
> domain) and it has Exchange installed on it.
>
> I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools for
> domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first uninstall
> Exchange to do this.
>
> Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
> first?
>
> TIA for any pointers!
>
> Steve
>
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| michael@xxxx.yyy
| | 11/28/2005 8:17 AM |
| Those still agree with me.
You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
This means you can't rename a domain if Exchange is installed on a DC.
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:09 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Okay so maybe that was a lousy link
Download details: Microsoft Exchange Server Domain Rename Fixup
(XDR-Fixup):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=24B47D4A-C4B9-4
031-B491-29839148A28C&displaylang=en
Exchange for Experts: Be The Master Of Your Domain Rename With Exchange
-- TechNet Magazine, Spring 2005:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/05/DomainRename/
default.aspx
SP1 also contains a number of new tools for Exchange 2003. The following
are available as separate downloads.
* /Exchange Domain Rename Fixup:/ Repairs Exchange Server attributes
in Active Directory after using the Windows Server 2003 domain
rename tool
Michael B. Smith wrote:
> I don't see anything in that article that disagrees with what I said.
>
> You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
>
> In fact, the article you quote specifically agrees with me:
>
> Exchange must not be installed on domain controllers To use the domain
> rename operation, Exchange must not be installed on any domain
> controllers (if Exchange is loaded on a DC deinstal Exchange from it)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan
> Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:01 PM
> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>
> Actually not true, this changed in Exchange SP1...now that said.....
> we STILL do not recommend renaming in SBSland because of Sharepoint.
> That is what gets totally screwed these days with a domain rename on
> our boxes. [yes a MVP tried it, Exchange made the trip just fine,
> Sharepoint did not]
>
> Domain Rename - Rename a Windows 2003 Forest with Exchange 2003
> installed:
> http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html
>
> Stupid question alert though....why the need for the rename in the
> first place? Now granted, this is our funky space down here but...the
> name of the domain is totally meaningless and you should name your
> servers to not need renaming is our philosophy in SBSland.
>
> Bottom line ...yes... on a normal server, no on SBS.
>
> I have seen several KBs that point to ... if I remember right....
> public folder wackoness after a domain rename that needed some
hotfixes.
>
> Michael B. Smith wrote:
>
>> It is not supported to change the name of a server on which Exchange
>> is installed.
>>
>> Thus you can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed
>> upon it. Exchange will break.
>>
>> For more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842116
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
>> Sorenson
>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:38 AM
>> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I
>> need
>>
>
>
>> to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
>> getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in
>> our case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the
>> domain) and it has Exchange installed on it.
>>
>> I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools
>> for
>>
>
>
>> domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first uninstall
>> Exchange to do this.
>>
>> Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
>> first?
>>
>> TIA for any pointers!
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx
>> List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx
>> List archive:
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
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>>
>>
>>
>
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| michael@xxxx.yyy
| | 11/28/2005 8:22 AM |
| I've tried it on a single server box (i.e., Windows Server 2003, DC/GC
with Exchange Server installed), not SBS though. Most works. Mobility
didn't work and FBA didn't work. I spent some time looking through A/D
and the metabase to figure out why, and those could be fixed. Not worth
the hassle IMO and no assurances that I tested everything.
Goes back to the same ASP.NET dependencies that Exchange Server 2003 has
had since day one for some of its functionality.
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:11 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Oh sorry ... DCs..... hello..... not reading....it's Monday.
Reality is that we've tried it on a SBS box ... Exchange 'can' make the
trip. Not Microsoft approved of course, would not recommend it and
Sharepoint freaks.
Michael B. Smith wrote:
> I don't see anything in that article that disagrees with what I said.
>
> You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
>
> In fact, the article you quote specifically agrees with me:
>
> Exchange must not be installed on domain controllers To use the domain
> rename operation, Exchange must not be installed on any domain
> controllers (if Exchange is loaded on a DC deinstal Exchange from it)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan
> Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:01 PM
> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>
> Actually not true, this changed in Exchange SP1...now that said.....
> we STILL do not recommend renaming in SBSland because of Sharepoint.
> That is what gets totally screwed these days with a domain rename on
> our boxes. [yes a MVP tried it, Exchange made the trip just fine,
> Sharepoint did not]
>
> Domain Rename - Rename a Windows 2003 Forest with Exchange 2003
> installed:
> http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html
>
> Stupid question alert though....why the need for the rename in the
> first place? Now granted, this is our funky space down here but...the
> name of the domain is totally meaningless and you should name your
> servers to not need renaming is our philosophy in SBSland.
>
> Bottom line ...yes... on a normal server, no on SBS.
>
> I have seen several KBs that point to ... if I remember right....
> public folder wackoness after a domain rename that needed some
hotfixes.
>
> Michael B. Smith wrote:
>
>> It is not supported to change the name of a server on which Exchange
>> is installed.
>>
>> Thus you can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed
>> upon it. Exchange will break.
>>
>> For more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842116
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
>> Sorenson
>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:38 AM
>> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I
>> need
>>
>
>
>> to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
>> getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in
>> our case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the
>> domain) and it has Exchange installed on it.
>>
>> I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools
>> for
>>
>
>
>> domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first uninstall
>> Exchange to do this.
>>
>> Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
>> first?
>>
>> TIA for any pointers!
>>
>> Steve
>>
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>>
>>
>>
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| sbradcpa
Posts:354
| | 11/28/2005 8:25 AM |
| See follow up note regarding reading comprehension level on a Monday.
Michael B. Smith wrote:
Those still agree with me.
You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
This means you can't rename a domain if Exchange is installed on a DC.
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:09 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Okay so maybe that was a lousy link
Download details: Microsoft Exchange Server Domain Rename Fixup
(XDR-Fixup):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=24B47D4A-C4B9-4
031-B491-29839148A28C&displaylang=en
Exchange for Experts: Be The Master Of Your Domain Rename With Exchange
-- TechNet Magazine, Spring 2005:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/05/DomainRename/
default.aspx
SP1 also contains a number of new tools for Exchange 2003. The following
are available as separate downloads.
* /Exchange Domain Rename Fixup:/ Repairs Exchange Server attributes
in Active Directory after using the Windows Server 2003 domain
rename tool
Michael B. Smith wrote:
I don't see anything in that article that disagrees with what I said.
You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
In fact, the article you quote specifically agrees with me:
Exchange must not be installed on domain controllers To use the domain
rename operation, Exchange must not be installed on any domain
controllers (if Exchange is loaded on a DC deinstal Exchange from it)
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan
Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:01 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Actually not true, this changed in Exchange SP1...now that said.....
we STILL do not recommend renaming in SBSland because of Sharepoint.
That is what gets totally screwed these days with a domain rename on
our boxes. [yes a MVP tried it, Exchange made the trip just fine,
Sharepoint did not]
Domain Rename - Rename a Windows 2003 Forest with Exchange 2003
installed:
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html
Stupid question alert though....why the need for the rename in the
first place? Now granted, this is our funky space down here but...the
name of the domain is totally meaningless and you should name your
servers to not need renaming is our philosophy in SBSland.
Bottom line ...yes... on a normal server, no on SBS.
I have seen several KBs that point to ... if I remember right....
public folder wackoness after a domain rename that needed some
hotfixes.
Michael B. Smith wrote:
It is not supported to change the name of a server on which Exchange
is installed.
Thus you can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed
upon it. Exchange will break.
For more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842116
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
Sorenson
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:38 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Hi everyone,
We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I
need
to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in
our case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the
domain) and it has Exchange installed on it.
I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools
for
domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first uninstall
Exchange to do this.
Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
first?
TIA for any pointers!
Steve
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| AD00000124
Posts:0
| | 11/28/2005 10:21 AM |
| I guess if I had to do this, I'd "cheat". Create a new DC, demote the Exchange/DC box to just Exchange, then do the rename. That's assuming we're not talking about SBS (I didn't see that in the original post) and that just demoting the DC without a replacement was not feasible.
Al Maurer
Service Manager, Naming and Authentication Services
IT | Information Technology
Agilent Technologies
(719) 590-2639; Telnet 590-2639
http://activedirectory.it.agilent.com
----------------------------------------------
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:22 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
See follow up note regarding reading comprehension level on a Monday.
Michael B. Smith wrote:
> Those still agree with me.
>
> You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
> This means you can't rename a domain if Exchange is installed on a DC.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
> CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:09 PM
> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>
> Okay so maybe that was a lousy link
>
> Download details: Microsoft Exchange Server Domain Rename Fixup
> (XDR-Fixup):
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=24B47D4A-C4B9-4
> 031-B491-29839148A28C&displaylang=en
>
> Exchange for Experts: Be The Master Of Your Domain Rename With Exchange
> -- TechNet Magazine, Spring 2005:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/05/DomainRename/
> default.aspx
>
> SP1 also contains a number of new tools for Exchange 2003. The following
> are available as separate downloads.
>
> * /Exchange Domain Rename Fixup:/ Repairs Exchange Server attributes
> in Active Directory after using the Windows Server 2003 domain
> rename tool
>
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith wrote:
>
>> I don't see anything in that article that disagrees with what I said.
>>
>> You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
>>
>> In fact, the article you quote specifically agrees with me:
>>
>> Exchange must not be installed on domain controllers To use the domain
>>
>
>
>> rename operation, Exchange must not be installed on any domain
>> controllers (if Exchange is loaded on a DC deinstal Exchange from it)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan
>> Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:01 PM
>> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>>
>> Actually not true, this changed in Exchange SP1...now that said.....
>> we STILL do not recommend renaming in SBSland because of Sharepoint.
>> That is what gets totally screwed these days with a domain rename on
>> our boxes. [yes a MVP tried it, Exchange made the trip just fine,
>> Sharepoint did not]
>>
>> Domain Rename - Rename a Windows 2003 Forest with Exchange 2003
>> installed:
>> http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html
>>
>> Stupid question alert though....why the need for the rename in the
>> first place? Now granted, this is our funky space down here but...the
>> name of the domain is totally meaningless and you should name your
>> servers to not need renaming is our philosophy in SBSland.
>>
>> Bottom line ...yes... on a normal server, no on SBS.
>>
>> I have seen several KBs that point to ... if I remember right....
>> public folder wackoness after a domain rename that needed some
>>
> hotfixes.
>
>> Michael B. Smith wrote:
>>
>>
>>> It is not supported to change the name of a server on which Exchange
>>> is installed.
>>>
>>> Thus you can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed
>>> upon it. Exchange will break.
>>>
>>> For more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842116
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
>>> Sorenson
>>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:38 AM
>>> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I
>>> need
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>> to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
>>> getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in
>>> our case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the
>>> domain) and it has Exchange installed on it.
>>>
>>> I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools
>>> for
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>> domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first uninstall
>>>
>
>
>>> Exchange to do this.
>>>
>>> Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
>>> first?
>>>
>>> TIA for any pointers!
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx
>>> List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx
>>> List archive:
>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
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>>> List archive:
>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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| AD000001335
Posts:0
| | 11/28/2005 11:43 AM |
| It's not supported to run dcpromo on an Exchange server.
Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
al_maurer@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:01 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
I guess if I had to do this, I'd "cheat". Create a new DC, demote the
Exchange/DC box to just Exchange, then do the rename. That's assuming we're
not talking about SBS (I didn't see that in the original post) and that just
demoting the DC without a replacement was not feasible.
Al Maurer
Service Manager, Naming and Authentication Services IT | Information
Technology Agilent Technologies
(719) 590-2639; Telnet 590-2639
http://activedirectory.it.agilent.com
----------------------------------------------
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i.
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:22 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
See follow up note regarding reading comprehension level on a Monday.
Michael B. Smith wrote:
> Those still agree with me.
>
> You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
> This means you can't rename a domain if Exchange is installed on a DC.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan
> Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:09 PM
> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>
> Okay so maybe that was a lousy link
>
> Download details: Microsoft Exchange Server Domain Rename Fixup
> (XDR-Fixup):
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=24B47D4A-C4B9
> -4
> 031-B491-29839148A28C&displaylang=en
>
> Exchange for Experts: Be The Master Of Your Domain Rename With
> Exchange
> -- TechNet Magazine, Spring 2005:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/05/DomainRenam
> e/
> default.aspx
>
> SP1 also contains a number of new tools for Exchange 2003. The
> following are available as separate downloads.
>
> * /Exchange Domain Rename Fixup:/ Repairs Exchange Server attributes
> in Active Directory after using the Windows Server 2003 domain
> rename tool
>
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith wrote:
>
>> I don't see anything in that article that disagrees with what I said.
>>
>> You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
>>
>> In fact, the article you quote specifically agrees with me:
>>
>> Exchange must not be installed on domain controllers To use the
>> domain
>>
>
>
>> rename operation, Exchange must not be installed on any domain
>> controllers (if Exchange is loaded on a DC deinstal Exchange from it)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan
>> Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:01 PM
>> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>>
>> Actually not true, this changed in Exchange SP1...now that said.....
>> we STILL do not recommend renaming in SBSland because of Sharepoint.
>> That is what gets totally screwed these days with a domain rename on
>> our boxes. [yes a MVP tried it, Exchange made the trip just fine,
>> Sharepoint did not]
>>
>> Domain Rename - Rename a Windows 2003 Forest with Exchange 2003
>> installed:
>> http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html
>>
>> Stupid question alert though....why the need for the rename in the
>> first place? Now granted, this is our funky space down here but...the
>> name of the domain is totally meaningless and you should name your
>> servers to not need renaming is our philosophy in SBSland.
>>
>> Bottom line ...yes... on a normal server, no on SBS.
>>
>> I have seen several KBs that point to ... if I remember right....
>> public folder wackoness after a domain rename that needed some
>>
> hotfixes.
>
>> Michael B. Smith wrote:
>>
>>
>>> It is not supported to change the name of a server on which Exchange
>>> is installed.
>>>
>>> Thus you can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed
>>> upon it. Exchange will break.
>>>
>>> For more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842116
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
>>> Sorenson
>>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:38 AM
>>> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I
>>> need
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>> to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
>>> getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in
>>> our case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the
>>> domain) and it has Exchange installed on it.
>>>
>>> I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools
>>> for
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>> domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first
>>> uninstall
>>>
>
>
>>> Exchange to do this.
>>>
>>> Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
>>> first?
>>>
>>> TIA for any pointers!
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx
>>> List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx
>>> List archive:
>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
>>> List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx
>>> List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx
>>> List archive:
>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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| michael@xxxx.yyy
| | 11/29/2005 3:38 AM |
| What Ed wrote.
To add on: See KB 822179 and the proper method of "cheating" would be to
use the swing server method, also known as the "Ed Crowley Server Move
Method" for most of the last decade, to move the Exchange stores to
another server and remove Exchange from the DC/server, even if
temporarily.
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley
[MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 6:41 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
It's not supported to run dcpromo on an Exchange server.
Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
al_maurer@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:01 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
I guess if I had to do this, I'd "cheat". Create a new DC, demote the
Exchange/DC box to just Exchange, then do the rename. That's assuming
we're not talking about SBS (I didn't see that in the original post) and
that just demoting the DC without a replacement was not feasible.
Al Maurer
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:22 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
See follow up note regarding reading comprehension level on a Monday.
Michael B. Smith wrote:
> Those still agree with me.
>
> You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
> This means you can't rename a domain if Exchange is installed on a DC.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan
> Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:09 PM
> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>
> Okay so maybe that was a lousy link
>
> Download details: Microsoft Exchange Server Domain Rename Fixup
> (XDR-Fixup):
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=24B47D4A-C4B9
> -4
> 031-B491-29839148A28C&displaylang=en
>
> Exchange for Experts: Be The Master Of Your Domain Rename With
> Exchange
> -- TechNet Magazine, Spring 2005:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/05/DomainRenam
> e/
> default.aspx
>
> SP1 also contains a number of new tools for Exchange 2003. The
> following are available as separate downloads.
>
> * /Exchange Domain Rename Fixup:/ Repairs Exchange Server
attributes
> in Active Directory after using the Windows Server 2003 domain
> rename tool
>
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith wrote:
>
>> I don't see anything in that article that disagrees with what I said.
>>
>> You can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed on it.
>>
>> In fact, the article you quote specifically agrees with me:
>>
>> Exchange must not be installed on domain controllers To use the
>> domain
>>
>
>
>> rename operation, Exchange must not be installed on any domain
>> controllers (if Exchange is loaded on a DC deinstal Exchange from it)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan
>> Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:01 PM
>> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>>
>> Actually not true, this changed in Exchange SP1...now that said.....
>> we STILL do not recommend renaming in SBSland because of Sharepoint.
>> That is what gets totally screwed these days with a domain rename on
>> our boxes. [yes a MVP tried it, Exchange made the trip just fine,
>> Sharepoint did not]
>>
>> Domain Rename - Rename a Windows 2003 Forest with Exchange 2003
>> installed:
>> http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html
>>
>> Stupid question alert though....why the need for the rename in the
>> first place? Now granted, this is our funky space down here but...the
>> name of the domain is totally meaningless and you should name your
>> servers to not need renaming is our philosophy in SBSland.
>>
>> Bottom line ...yes... on a normal server, no on SBS.
>>
>> I have seen several KBs that point to ... if I remember right....
>> public folder wackoness after a domain rename that needed some
>>
> hotfixes.
>
>> Michael B. Smith wrote:
>>
>>
>>> It is not supported to change the name of a server on which Exchange
>>> is installed.
>>>
>>> Thus you can't change the name of a DC while Exchange is installed
>>> upon it. Exchange will break.
>>>
>>> For more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842116
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
>>> Sorenson
>>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:38 AM
>>> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I
>>> need
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>> to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
>>> getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in
>>> our case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the
>>> domain) and it has Exchange installed on it.
>>>
>>> I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools
>>> for
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>> domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first
>>> uninstall
>>>
>
>
>>> Exchange to do this.
>>>
>>> Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
>>> first?
>>>
>>> TIA for any pointers!
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
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| steveso@xxxx.yyy
| | 12/01/2005 4:42 AM |
| I tried the procedures outlined on MS's site, using random, gpfixup,
etc., and while the procedures all completed without error, the Exchange
domain did not get renamed. So, it appears that I will be doing an
uninstall of at least exchange.
Thanks to everyone that responded!
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Sorenson
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 10:38 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ActiveDir] Rename domain - DC with Exchange installed
Hi everyone,
We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server with Exchange 2003 installed. I need
to change the domain name. Doing some reading up on the subject, I'm
getting conflicting information on whether this is even possible in our
case. For the record, this is our DC (and the only DC in the domain) and
it has Exchange installed on it.
I've read the documentation that MS has available on the two tools for
domain renaming and am not clear on whether I need to first uninstall
Exchange to do this.
Has anyone here done this successfully without uninstalling Exchange
first?
TIA for any pointers!
Steve
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