Comments on: Script for changing the domain name of a local computer and join. http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/script-for-changing-the-domain-name-of-a-local-computer-and-join/ Wed, 22 May 2013 12:21:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: gstornelli http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/script-for-changing-the-domain-name-of-a-local-computer-and-join/#comment-46031 gstornelli Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:45:31 +0000 #comment-46031 You can use the “netdom” utility from the server to rename a computer with no user involvement. The utility is included with the server tools.

]]> By: id4387606 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/script-for-changing-the-domain-name-of-a-local-computer-and-join/#comment-46032 id4387606 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:05:42 +0000 #comment-46032 Else you could check if you have a lot of admin work to do on many computers and see if buying some management tool would be a wise option.

Altiris Deployment Solution is a tool that I know about and it allows you to change domain membership, run script, remote control and do a lot of admin (software install) in addition to it imaging capabilities.

It start to be worth putting this type of system in place if you have anything above 100 computers or if you have a small pool (

]]> By: jeakins http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/script-for-changing-the-domain-name-of-a-local-computer-and-join/#comment-46033 jeakins Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:33:18 +0000 #comment-46033 If the computers are still a part of an existing 2000 or NT domain, you can possibly use the MS Domain Migration tool.

http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS2000/techinfo/howitworks/activedirectory/admt.asp

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