Moving AD Domains

I'm pretty sure the answer is "no you can't", but is there
a way of rearranging AD domains within a tree or forest.

Suppose I have a domain DeptA.Here.ThisOrganisation.Nhs.UK

And owing to reorganisation I need to move it to:
DeptA.There.ThisOrganisation.Nhs.UK

Can it be done?

Rowdy
Thu Oct 30 09:52:36 CST 2003

lookup + MOVE TREE


"KarlInTheNHS" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:009201c39efc$e0e02900$a101280a@phx.gbl:

> I'm pretty sure the answer is "no you can't", but is there
> a way of rearranging AD domains within a tree or forest.
>
> Suppose I have a domain DeptA.Here.ThisOrganisation.Nhs.UK
>
> And owing to reorganisation I need to move it to:
> DeptA.There.ThisOrganisation.Nhs.UK
>
> Can it be done?
>

plain
Thu Oct 30 09:56:16 CST 2003

Sure you can! Check out the movetree command on Technet:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;238394
>-----Original Message-----
>I'm pretty sure the answer is "no you can't", but is
there
>a way of rearranging AD domains within a tree or forest.
>
>Suppose I have a domain
DeptA.Here.ThisOrganisation.Nhs.UK
>
>And owing to reorganisation I need to move it to:
>DeptA.There.ThisOrganisation.Nhs.UK
>
>Can it be done?
>.
>

Rick
Thu Oct 30 11:27:29 CST 2003

I think the only issue is you can not have any objects in lost and found as
they will not transfer with move tree.

Rick

Herb
Thu Oct 30 22:55:23 CST 2003

Win2003 Forest Functional Mode (all Win2003 DCs in all Domains)
allows rename, restructure like this.

Everyone who mentioned Movetree is only partly right -- that is for moving
objects
from domain to domain. So you could build NEW domains and move all/some of
the objects but that isn't realy what you asked. It might be your only
Win2000
choice however.

--
Herb Martin

anonymous
Fri Oct 31 04:02:15 CST 2003

Thanks to all! This may well be enough to solve the
potential problem.

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm pretty sure the answer is "no you can't", but is
there
>a way of rearranging AD domains within a tree or forest.
>
>Suppose I have a domain DeptA.Here.ThisOrganisation.Nhs.UK
>
>And owing to reorganisation I need to move it to:
>DeptA.There.ThisOrganisation.Nhs.UK
>
>Can it be done?
>.
>