Change computer name and re join domain script?

[agarabaghi]

I looking for a way to take 28 computers that are on the domain, and rename them and re join them to the domain.

 

 

The reason is they have moved from 1 lab to another, and they should go from CSSLAB## to TEACHINGLAB##

 

any idea?

[tomgrindle]

I usually just log onto them as a domain admin ... Right click on My Computer, go to Properties and change the machine name in there and then reboot. Not sure how this would work though if a the name you want to give it already existed ... As long as its deleted out of AD, DHCP and DNS I presume it should be ok.

[tomgrindle]

I say already ... I mean used to obviously lol.

[agarabaghi]

i really want to push a batch file or vbs through deep freeze on these machines and have it pop up with a windows "please enter computername" and you type in CSSLAB## (#=number 1,2,etc...) and then it joing the Rollins.edu domain.

[FN-GM]

Use netdom its built into windows. You just run it from one machine. I renamed 100 machines a few weeks ago in about 10 mins. Easy!

 

netdom renamecomputer [i]oldname[/i] /newname:[i]newcomputername[/i] /userd:DOMAIN\USER /passwordd:PASSWORD /usero:DOMAIN\USER /passwordo:PASSWORD /force /reboot:5

 

You could also steal code from this: http://www.edugeek.net/blogs/fn-gm/1143-rename-computer-remotely.html

[Arthur]

Use netdom it's built into Windows

Netdom isn't included with Windows 7.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Ys0Qc.png

[FN-GM]

Netdom isn't included with Windows 7.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Ys0Qc.png

@Arthur It is on mine..... - see the attached.

 

EDIT: i didnt notice you have made a link. It comes with RSAT.

Edited June 9, 2012 by FN-GM

[Arthur]

It is on mine.....

Must be because you have RSAT installed.

[6288]

Not sure if this will work 100% but its always worth a try. Let me know if this works??

 

@echo off

echo ****THIS WILL REJOIN YOUR PC TO DOMAIN*****

echo

echo If you do not get a PING response this will NOT work!

pause

set /p Comp=What is the Computer name?:

ping %comp%

:Respond

set /p yn=Did you get a response [Y/N]?:

if /I "%yn%"=="n" (GOTO Ping)

if /I "%yn%"=="y" (GOTO Leave) else (GOTO Respond)

:Leave

set /p User=What is your username?:

echo Leaving the domain...

netdom.exe remove %comp% /domain:******* /userd:*****\%user% /passwordd:*

:Leave2

set /p yn=Did the above command process succesfully [Y/N]?:

if /I "%yn%"=="n" (GOTO Lazy)

if /I "%yn%"=="y" (GOTO Join) else (GOTO Leave2)

:Join

echo Rejoining the domain...

netdom.exe join %comp% /domain:***** /userd:*******\%user% /passwordd:*

:Join2

set /p yn=Did the above command process succesfully [Y/N]?:

if /I "%yn%"=="n" (GOTO Lazy)

if /I "%yn%"=="y" (GOTO Restart1) else (GOTO Join2)

:Restart1

set /p yn=Do you want to restart [Y/N]?:

if /I "%yn%"=="n" (GOTO END)

if /I "%yn%"=="y" (GOTO Restart) else (Goto Response)

shutdown -m \\%comp% -r -t 0

:END

exit

:Restart

shutdown -m \\%comp% -r -t 0

GOTO END

:Ping

echo Will not work unless you get a response.

pause

GOTO END

:Lazy

echo Enjoy your walk to the machine!!

GOTO END