20 Domain Controller Name Change Update

If you have multiple domain controllers in your network you should introduce a new domain controller demote the old domain controller and rename it and promote another new domain controller with the old hostname.

Domain controller name change. You can grab the domain controller that the computer is currently connected to with these steps. Domain controller options displays. Select add a new domain controller to an existing domain.

Find current domain controller. Renaming domain controller is not an easy process like renaming standalone computer. Type credentials for a domain admin user account.

Select the start button. While renaming domain controller the spn value of the corresponding computer account must be replicated to all other domain controllers in the domain and the dns resource records. Hold shift and right click command prompt.

Although i have performed a rename of a domain controller in the situation where there are more than one domain controllers with. We will be presuming the current server name is wrongname domain local and the new name will be server domain local please change these to suit. Select run as different user.

These are appropriate for almost all small and medium businesses. The server will be rebooted during this process and until completed i cannot guarantee that the server will process logons. Check domain name system dns server and global catalog gc.