Changing PC Name In Active Directory

Good Morning

I have about 500 computers on a network spread out at different locations. Is there a way to change the PC name of a few computers through active directory. One of our locations is 45 minutes away and be much easier if i can change the name remotely then have to go there.

 

i dont think so, but im digging around on my DC and google to check it out.

 

Question, can you actually communicate with the computers at the other site from the DC command prompt? you can run a command from command prompt that will change the name of a remote computer and force a reboot.

there is no way to do it directly from active directory as a computer name change will require a reboot.

 

How would you do it from a command prompt? You think there be a way with AD.

 

heres the command by the way

netdom renamecomputer currentcompname /newname:newcompname /userd:domain\admin /passwordd:* /usero:domain\admin /passwordo:* /reboot:10 /force

currentcompname is replaced, obviously, with the current name of the computer youre changing.

newcompname, same obvious change.

/userd:domain\admin domain\admin is replaced with your domain\account with admin rights
/passwordd:* the * is placed in there so the command will prompt you for the password of the admin account after you actually run the command.
/reboot:10 reboots the computer after 10 seconds
/force force reboot

 

changing a computer name requires a reboot which cant be done from AD apparently. so the ability isnt even included.

 

Is there a printscreen shot in dos you can show me of this? I keep getting netdom not recognized command

 

youre doing this from server 03 right?


youll need to download the windows server 2003 administration tools pack from microsoft for netdom.exe to work.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...15-c8f4-47ef-a1e4-a8dcbacff8e3&displaylang=en

technet on netdom

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737599.aspx

 

You have to take netdom from a server os.

 

yeah, actually youd only have to download that tool if youre doing it from xp or something. it comes standard on server 03 apparently. didnt realize that.http://[IMG]http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss57/steveb6122/screen.jpg[/IMG]

 

I had admin pack installed on one pc already still doesnt work

 

try typing netdom into cmd on your server. whats it say?

 

you'll need netdom push out to the computers your name changing, so it runs locally.