change FQDN on Windows 2000 Server

I inherited a windows 2000 (native mode) network with FQDN set to
companyname.local.com. According to the KB292541, I can rename it to
companyname.local, but it's time consuming and not recommended. Can someone
point out the problems I may run in to if FQDN is kept unchanged.

Actually you can't rename a native mode Win 2k domain.

From section 1 of the KB article you cited:
You have to keep the Windows 2000 domain in Mixed mode. After you
change it to Native mode, you cannot return the domain to Mixed mode,
thereby rendering renaming impossible.

I'm not sure you will run into problems as your domain is now. You run
into problems with a single label domain name like mydomain instead of
mydomain.com.

I would leave as is and re-evaluate the name when/if you move to Win
2k3.

hth
DDS



"Drew Govnyak" <no-email-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I inherited a windows 2000 (native mode) network with FQDN set to
>companyname.local.com. According to the KB292541, I can rename it to
>companyname.local, but it's time consuming and not recommended. Can someone
>point out the problems I may run in to if FQDN is kept unchanged.
>
>
>
>

Funny that you brought this up, because I also have a customer who's domain
name is 'compnayname.' Also running in the native 2000 mode. What problems
should I see in that environment?





"Danny Sanders" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Actually you can't rename a native mode Win 2k domain.
>
> From section 1 of the KB article you cited:
> You have to keep the Windows 2000 domain in Mixed mode. After you
> change it to Native mode, you cannot return the domain to Mixed mode,
> thereby rendering renaming impossible.
>
> I'm not sure you will run into problems as your domain is now. You
> run into problems with a single label domain name like mydomain instead of
> mydomain.com.
>
> I would leave as is and re-evaluate the name when/if you move to Win
> 2k3.
>
> hth
> DDS
>
>
>
> "Drew Govnyak" <no-email-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I inherited a windows 2000 (native mode) network with FQDN set to
>>companyname.local.com. According to the KB292541, I can rename it to
>>companyname.local, but it's time consuming and not recommended. Can
>>someone point out the problems I may run in to if FQDN is kept unchanged.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

See:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300684/en-us

hth
DDS

"Drew Govnyak" <no-email-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Funny that you brought this up, because I also have a customer who's
> domain name is 'compnayname.' Also running in the native 2000 mode. What
> problems should I see in that environment?
>
>
>
>
>
> "Danny Sanders" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Actually you can't rename a native mode Win 2k domain.
>>
>> From section 1 of the KB article you cited:
>> You have to keep the Windows 2000 domain in Mixed mode. After you
>> change it to Native mode, you cannot return the domain to Mixed mode,
>> thereby rendering renaming impossible.
>>
>> I'm not sure you will run into problems as your domain is now. You
>> run into problems with a single label domain name like mydomain instead
>> of mydomain.com.
>>
>> I would leave as is and re-evaluate the name when/if you move to Win
>> 2k3.
>>
>> hth
>> DDS
>>
>>
>>
>> "Drew Govnyak" <no-email-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I inherited a windows 2000 (native mode) network with FQDN set to
>>>companyname.local.com. According to the KB292541, I can rename it to
>>>companyname.local, but it's time consuming and not recommended. Can
>>>someone point out the problems I may run in to if FQDN is kept unchanged.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>