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- DOCUMENT:Q103704 10-SEP-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :How to Change a Windows NT Computer Name in an NT AS Domain
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
- SUMMARY
- =======
-
- If you have a Windows NT workstation in a Windows NT Advanced Server
- domain and you want to change the machine's computer name, the machine
- must leave the domain and rejoin the domain in order for the change to
- take effect.
-
- MORE INFORMATION
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-
- Pages 151-152 in the Windows NT "System Guide" instruct you to change
- a Windows NT workstation's computer name as follows:
-
- 1. Have the Windows NT Advanced Server domain administrator create an
- account for the new computer name.
-
- 2. In the Network Settings dialog box, choose the Change button next
- to the computer name.
-
- 3. In the Computer Name dialog box, type a unique name (the new name)
- for the computer, and choose OK.
-
- This procedure results in your Windows NT workstation being unable to
- log on in the Windows NT Advanced Server domain with any user account.
- (It makes no difference if the Windows NT Advanced Server domain
- administrator creates the computer name before or after the computer
- name change.)
-
- If you find that you are unable to log on in an Windows NT Advanced
- Server domain after a name change, you should log on to your local
- database as an admin user. Next, leave the Windows NT Advanced Server
- domain by either joining another Windows NT Advanced Server domain or
- by selecting any workgroup. After you reboot the system, your machine
- can rejoin the original domain with the new computer name; you will be
- correctly prompted with the "WELCOME TO THE <original domain> DOMAIN"
- message.
-
- NOTE: You cannot add the new computer name for the Windows NT
- workstation in the domain by reentering the current domain name and
- providing an Admin account for the domain. The machine must leave and
- rejoin the domain.
-
- Step-by-Step Instructions for Changing a Computer Name on a
- Windows NT Workstation in a Windows NT Advanced Server Domain
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-
- 1. Create a new machine account for the Windows NT workstation in the
- Windows NT Advanced Server domain.
-
- 2. Choose the Network icon in Control Panel, choose the Change button
- next to the current domain name, and enter any workgroup name or
- the name of another Windows NT Advanced Server domain.
-
- NOTE: If you choose another Windows NT Advanced Server domain, you
- will need an administrator of that domain to create a machine
- account for you in Server Manager or you will need to provide an
- admin account and password so that you can add the machine account
- to the Windows NT Advanced Server domain.
-
- 3. Choose the Network icon in Control Panel and change the computer
- name of the Windows NT workstation to the new name.
-
- NOTE: Once a computer name is changed, the Change button for the
- domain named is dimmed, which indicates that you cannot change the
- computer name and the domain name at the same time unless you
- change the domain name first, as indicated by the order of steps 2
- and 3.
-
- 4. When prompted, reboot the system in order for the domain name and
- computer name changes to take affect.
-
- 5. Log on to the local machine with Admin privileges.
-
- 6. Choose the Network icon in Control Panel, choose the Change button
- next to the domain name, and enter the original domain name.
-
- NOTE: In step 1, you created a new machine account, and as a
- result, you will not need to provide a valid administrator and
- password for the original domain.
-
- You will receive the "WELCOME TO THE <original domain> DOMAIN"
- message.
-
- 7. When prompted, reboot the system so that the domain name change
- can take effect.
-
- You should now be able to log on to the Windows NT Advanced Server
- domain with any valid account.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
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- KBSubCategory: winnt
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