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- DOCUMENT:Q104558 05-OCT-1993 [W_NTAS]
- TITLE :Changing the Computer Name of a Windows NT Advanced Server
- PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
- Changing computer names for Windows NT Advanced Server can only be
- done after the computer is synchronized.
-
- To change the name of a Controller or Server for Windows NT Advanced
- Server, do the following:
-
- 1. Create a new Server Account with Server Manager on the Controller.
-
- 2. From the computer that needs the computer name changed, change the
- name to the new name.
-
- The administrator will receive a message warning "Changing the computer
- name without the domain administrator first changing its name on the
- domain will result in domain accounts not being able to access or log on
- to this computer. Are you sure?"
-
- Choose Yes (if the computer account has been created on the Controller).
-
- 3. Shut down and restart the Server with the name change.
-
- 4. When you log on, you will receive the message "At least one service or
- driver failed during system startup."
-
- The event log will show that netlogon failed because it "Failed to
- authenticate with the controller, a Windows NT Advanced Server for
- domain XXXX" Event ID = 3210. Data code C00000022
- Status_Access_Denied."
-
- The administrator should start the Server Manager on the computer on
- which the name was changed. The old computer name appears highlighted
- and the new name is still unavailable (grayed out). This is a browser
- problem and has nothing to do with netlogon failing to start on this
- computer.
-
- 5. Select the new computer name that is unavailable and select
- Synchronize With Domain Controller. At this point, it will start
- netlogon and synchronize the database with the Controller correctly
- and the computer name will now be highlighted in Server Manager.
-
- 6. Delete the old computer (machine) account.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: domadmin ntas
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