Domain Rename issue

[Ezz]

Hello,

I attempted to rename an active directory domain (1 DC). Everything seemed
to go ok..and the new domain was reflected.


Here is what i did:

I ran DCDiag and NetDiag on the DC prior to performing the operation to make
sure the AD was running ok.

THe old domain was AD1.sampledomin.net

I wanted to rename it to sampledomain.local


I ran the rendom tool from a standalone machine (non-DC) and it took all of
the commands ok and uploaded the new name to the DC.

It didn't automatically make the new _msdsc.sampledomain.local dns entry nor
the sampledomain.local domain entry. So I added those to forward lookup
zones. One I did that, I ran a netdiag /fix and it repaired and populated
all the host files for the AD. I ran another netdiag and dcdiag and
everything came back ok.

Now, I have another server that I want to promote to a DC. When I run a
DCpromo and try to promote up, I get an error that "the directory service
cannot perform the requested operation because a domain rename operation is
in progress".

I gave it ample time to replicate all settings...

Im not sure what I can do. Its the AD hosed?

Thx!

Eric

[Cary Shultz]

How long have you been waiting?

While I have not tried this procedure yet (kinda sad, but just getting to
WIN2003) I have read at least one post in this news group (sorry, can not
remember where it is...I guess I would have to search for it) where one of
the problems was not waiting long enough. What does 'ample time' mean?
--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24012

Post by Ezz
Hello,
I attempted to rename an active directory domain (1 DC). Everything
seemed to go ok..and the new domain was reflected.
I ran DCDiag and NetDiag on the DC prior to performing the operation to
make sure the AD was running ok.
THe old domain was AD1.sampledomin.net
I wanted to rename it to sampledomain.local
I ran the rendom tool from a standalone machine (non-DC) and it took all
of the commands ok and uploaded the new name to the DC.
It didn't automatically make the new _msdsc.sampledomain.local dns entry
nor the sampledomain.local domain entry. So I added those to forward
lookup zones. One I did that, I ran a netdiag /fix and it repaired and
populated all the host files for the AD. I ran another netdiag and dcdiag
and everything came back ok.
Now, I have another server that I want to promote to a DC. When I run a
DCpromo and try to promote up, I get an error that "the directory service
cannot perform the requested operation because a domain rename operation
is in progress".
I gave it ample time to replicate all settings...
Im not sure what I can do. Its the AD hosed?
Thx!
Eric

[Paul Williams [MVP]]

Have you finalised the rename? At the end you need to (re) run RENDOM
/CLEAN and then run RENDOM /END. After doing so, all DCs need to be
rebooted.