Hello sroaIT,
Ok, according to the document you need all domain controllers to be 2003
and the functional levels must be set on windows server 2003. Also you must
use exchange 2003 SP1. So you can do it if you have that, BUT i strongly
recommend to test it BEFORE starting in your productive environment.
Another way will be if your 2003 DC is not a SBS version to create a trust
to a new created domain and use ADMT v3 for migrating.
Best regards
Meinolf Weber
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> I've found documents on the Microsoft site discussing the domain
> rename tool and an update (XDR-Fixup) for Exchange servers after a
> domain is renamed. Currently, the only thing that the domain is used
> for is local Exchange email and calendars. Can I use the Microsoft
> domain rename tools or is there a better way?
>
> Thanks, Brad
>
> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:
>
>> Hello sroaIT,
>>
>> If exchange is installed on the domain controller you can not rename
>> it. You have to remove exchange first. It is not
>> recommended/supported form MS to rename a domain when exchange is
>> installed on the DC.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
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>>> We only have one DC in the exchange.local domain. The other servers
>>> are not member servers of the exchange.local domain or any other
>>> domain. They were setup years ago as members of our accounting
>>> workgroup.
>>>
>>> We have 25 Windows XP Pro clients that are members of five different
>>> workgroup but are not members of the exchange.local domain.
>>>
>>> However, Windows XP users have an account in the exchange.local
>>> domain for local Exchange email. Our external email is handled by
>>> our ISP.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Brad
>>>
>>> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello sroaIT,
>>>>
>>>> Please describe a bit more your environment, how many DC's in
>>>> total, are all member servers in workgroups and also the clients.
>>>> It sounds that you have mix of workgroup machines connecting to the
>>>> domain remote with RDP or how do they connect?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>>
>>>> Meinolf Weber
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>>>>> I would like to rename a Windows 2003 domain. It is currently
>>>>> named Exchange.local because the company decided to move to an
>>>>> Exchange email server about a month before I was hired. Now we
>>>>> have 25 users with Exchange email but all computer (including two
>>>>> other Windows 2003 servers) are all in different workgroups. All
>>>>> users login locally to their Windows XP Pro computer for
>>>>> authenication. Each user has separate logins on each server.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a way that the Exchange.local can be renamed? Do I need
>>>>> to wait until I get another server to create a new domain?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, Brad
>>>>>
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