Re: implications of changing domain name!

Hello singularity,

As said before depending on the Exchange version you can't do a domain rename.
With Exchange 2003 it is possible, for detailed information start here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...08(WS.10).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...75(WS.10).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../bb405948.aspx

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Domain-Rename.html

http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/20...30/222719.aspx

Also you should built a lab to test it once and get familiar with the needed
steps.

The rename has no effect on user authentication and sometimes to 2 reboots
are required to get all information updated on the domain machines.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> thanks for the reply! our domain is pretty simple; dns (and wins,
> until we finally get rid of it!) are essentially the only apps running
> on the DCs. We do have a custom PASSFILT, but i can't see that
> mattering at all.
>
> Users do access exchange by logging into this domain and accessing
> their malbox by authenticating to another domain.
>
> All DCs are 2003 and we will be adding 2008 DCs until we get to all
> 2008 DCs.
>
> This is _not_ a child domain.
>
> How would the domain name change affect user authentication? computer/
> user account memberships? trust relationships?
>
> Basically, what changes would have to be made immediately after
> changing the name and what impact should we expect?
>
> thank you!
>
> - singularity
>
> On Jun 12, 12:13 am, Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello singularity,
>>
>> Domain rename can be done with functional levels Windows server 2003
>> and higher. This requires all DCs are at least Windows server 2003 or
>> higher OS.
>>
>> But without additional information about the existing domain and
>> installed applications like exchange etc. it is not possible to go
>> deeper. Domain rename with Echange 2007 for example isn't supported
>> from Microsoft for example.
>>
>> If the rename is just for "optical" reason i wouldn't do it.
>>
>> According to the shown names, how is your domain structure now? You
>> talk
>> about the existing USCO.PARENTCO.COM, is this a child domain from
>> PARENTCO.COM
>> or is it already the root domain?
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
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>> no rights.
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>>> we've got one main domain we use for 95% of things and a couple
>>> really small domains with a trust relationship.
>>>
>>> there are no hierarchical domains, but our domain name is
>>> ""USCO.PARENTCO.COM" right now and we're most likely going to rename
>>> to either "USCO.COM"" or "USCO.NEWPARENT.COM"
>>>
>>> i would like to know all implications of this change... and is there
>>> any advantage to change to one or the other of the ones we're
>>> considering?.\
>>>
>>> thank you all!
>>>
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