Techgfx Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Hi everybody! I have a newly setup windows 2003 server. When the domain was created it was not names domainnamebazaar.com it was named domain.com. The server domain is now conflicting with an website of the same name. Is it possible to change the domain name of the server (it is the only server in the network) to domainnamebazaar.com without loosing all my user information and what is the best way to accomplish this Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted March 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted March 7, 2006 Yes, if you're using a Windows Server 2003 forest. Make sure you read the documentation and plan this out carefully, since renaming an Active Directory domain is not a simple task. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads...mainrename.mspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techgfx Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 Thanks for replay What is Windows Server 2003 forest and What is Windows Server 2003 STD i didn't understand. what is this mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conna Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 if it's new, why not start over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbba Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Thanks for replay What is Windows Server 2003 forest and What is Windows Server 2003 STD i didn't understand. what is this mean. Sounds like you've got a lot to learn... Windows 2003 servers are used to create organisational structures for organising users and permissions. At the highest level is a forest. A forest contains one or more domains. A domain must be part of a forest. std means standard, there are several version of windows 2003 server that are designed for either different use or for higher spec hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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