how to rename computer name by vbs
YJ Kim
I'm Active Directory administrator in some company.
some time our employee request their computer name change.
every that time I solved this request by remote control.
but this situation is very uncomfortable both them and me.
If possible, when them a computer name it renames oneself the rename of
computer name by VBS.
How can make to this VBS??
Shenan Stanley
Sounds like you are trying to over-complicate things...
Assuming these machines are *in* your active directory, you can rename them
using NETDOM.
netdom renamecomputer /?
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YJ Kim
Thank you for your advice..
But I want they themselves changing the computer name.
I need to simply program or script.
J Ford
add/remove machines from the domain? Seems like an administrative nightmare
if you allow this. NETDOM is still probably your easiest and best route,
just make it a batch file that accepts a "name" as a parameter.
NETDOM RENAMECOMPUTER machine /NewName:new-name
/UserD:user [/PasswordD:[password | *]]
[/UserO:user [/PasswordO:[password | *]]]
[/Force]
[/REBoot[:Time in seconds]]
YJ Kim
I solved this problem..
Shenan Stanley
> I'm Active Directory administrator in some company.
> some time our employee request their computer name change.
> every that time I solved this request by remote control.
> but this situation is very uncomfortable both them and me.
> If possible, when them a computer name it renames oneself the
> rename of computer name by VBS.
>
> How can make to this VBS??
YJ Kim wrote:
> Thank you for your advice.
>
> I solved this problem..
Would you mind sharing your solution for the benefit of the hundreds of
thousands of individuals that may come across this thread in the future?