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Ok thanks! &nbsp;yeah, I'll be decommissioning the old server and prob reloading it to boot so no worries there. &nbsp;<br />
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Thanks for the quick response!
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Ok thanks!  yeah, I'll be decommissioning the old server and prob reloading it to boot so no worries there.  

Thanks for the quick response!

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I asked a question a few months ago about renaming a member server after migrating and the answer was yes you can. &nbsp;Now I have the same question but this time it's the Domain Controller. &nbsp;Are there any issues renaming the domain controller and changing the IP after i migrate from the old server? &nbsp;I'm moving over AD from the old server.
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I asked a question a few months ago about renaming a member server after migrating and the answer was yes you can.  Now I have the same question but this time it's the Domain Controller.  Are there any issues renaming the domain controller and changing the IP after i migrate from the old server?  I'm moving over AD from the old server.

Renaming a new domain controller after migrating from old DC.

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