Simple Guide : How to Rename Domain Name in Windows Server 2012?
For Server Admin who familiar with Windows Server 2000 & 2003, you maybe still remember about RENDOM utility, which is this use to rename Windows 2000 @ 2003 domain name and have to install manually.
But in Windows Server 2012 domain you don’t have to separately install “Rendom” utility.
It gets installed as part of “Active Directory Domain Services” role when you promote a server to the DC role. And It can be found here : %windir%\system32\rendom.exe.
For this time Simple Guide, I will show you all how to rename domain name in Windows Server 2012, the process is straightforward.. but as usual.. backup any necessary information @ Server before you proceed & I always advice especially to my students, please do this exercises in LAB Environment (Hyper-V). Don’t simply take any risk by doing this is production environment unless you have to!!.
https://mizitechinfo.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/simple-guide-how-to-rename-server-2012-ad-host-name/
But in Windows Server 2012 domain you don’t have to separately install “Rendom” utility.
It gets installed as part of “Active Directory Domain Services” role when you promote a server to the DC role. And It can be found here : %windir%\system32\rendom.exe.
For this time Simple Guide, I will show you all how to rename domain name in Windows Server 2012, the process is straightforward.. but as usual.. backup any necessary information @ Server before you proceed & I always advice especially to my students, please do this exercises in LAB Environment (Hyper-V). Don’t simply take any risk by doing this is production environment unless you have to!!.
https://mizitechinfo.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/simple-guide-how-to-rename-server-2012-ad-host-name/
Simple Guide : How to Rename Server 2012 AD Host Name?
I know renaming an AD Server Hostname sounds bad @ seem like a bad idea, but in some cases you have to.. and that’s why as a Server Admin, you need to take time and think about what the domain hostname should be for the company.
But mistakes happen (sometime in my class also…ggrrrrrr..) or you just have a bunch of clients that have AD Hostname for their environment and need to be changed. For example, in this exercise I want to show you how to rename AD Server Hostname from LON-DC1.adatum.com to MIZI01.cpx.local..
Now, if their domain controllers are running 2012 server you are good-to-go, because starting with 2003, you can rename the domain name.
** Domain Controllers configured as a Certificate Authority (CA) cannot be renamed
But mistakes happen (sometime in my class also…ggrrrrrr..) or you just have a bunch of clients that have AD Hostname for their environment and need to be changed. For example, in this exercise I want to show you how to rename AD Server Hostname from LON-DC1.adatum.com to MIZI01.cpx.local..
Now, if their domain controllers are running 2012 server you are good-to-go, because starting with 2003, you can rename the domain name.
** Domain Controllers configured as a Certificate Authority (CA) cannot be renamed
