add another name to domain tree

9 Jul 2009 11:18 AM

shrikant

i work in in client-server senario as system engineer.
i have single domain in forest, domain name is "abc.local" , i want, when
user log in domain they see the domain name as "abc-main". i want to do it
for security purpose , is that possible.
i dont want to rename my domain or forest.

9 Jul 2009 11:55 AM

Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]

Hello shrikant,

No, the name you are seeing in the logon to window is the NetBios domain
name. This can only be changed with domain rename.

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> i work in in client-server senario as system engineer.
> i have single domain in forest, domain name is "abc.local" , i want,
> when
> user log in domain they see the domain name as "abc-main". i want to
> do it
> for security purpose , is that possible.
> i dont want to rename my domain or forest.

9 Jul 2009 12:23 PM

Ace Fekay [Microsoft Certified Trainer]

"shrikant" <shrik***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3D1CE9F7-31D1-4407-85C8-DF317E0DBA19@microsoft.com...
>i work in in client-server senario as system engineer.
> i have single domain in forest, domain name is "abc.local" , i want, when
> user log in domain they see the domain name as "abc-main". i want to do it
> for security purpose , is that possible.
> i dont want to rename my domain or forest.

As Meinolf indicated, not without a domain rename. Here's more info:

Ok, so are you sure you want to rename the domain? Read up on it first:
How Domain Rename Works:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738208.aspx

Also, if Exchange 2003 is involved, it complicates it. And if you have Ex 2007, it's not supported.

However, as your post's subject indicates, yes you can add another tree in your forest, but keep in mind, that will complicate things administratively, besides using ADMT to migrate users from one domain to another, if you have Exchange, there are certain things that must be performed for the migration, as well.

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9 Jul 2009 12:24 PM

Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]

You could try adding a new upn suffix via Domains and Trusts. This won't
remove the old name but it will give you an alias which mught help.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243629

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"shrikant" <shrik***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3D1CE9F7-31D1-4407-85C8-DF317E0DBA19@microsoft.com...
>i work in in client-server senario as system engineer.
> i have single domain in forest, domain name is "abc.local" , i want, when
> user log in domain they see the domain name as "abc-main". i want to do it
> for security purpose , is that possible.
> i dont want to rename my domain or forest.