Manage the primary and alternate names for a computer, Netdom can safely rename a domain controller or a server.
In Windows 10 use the Set-adComputer PowerShell cmdlet instead.
Syntax
NETDOM COMPUTERNAME machine [/UserO:user] [/PasswordO:[password | *]]
[/UserD:user] [/PasswordD:[password | *]] [/SecurePasswordPrompt]
/Add:new_alternate_DNS_name | /Remove:alternate_DNS_name
| /MakePrimary:computer_dns_name |
/Enumerate[:{AlternateNames | PrimaryName | AllNames}] | /Verify
Key:
machine The name of the computer whose names are to be managed.
/UserO User account used to make the connection with the Machine to be
managed
/PasswordO Password of the user account specified By /UserO.
Specifying a * will prompt for the password.
/UserD User account used to make the connection with the Domain of
the machine to be managed
/PasswordD Password of the user account specified By /UserD.
Specifying a * will prompt for the password.
/Add Add a new alternate name. The new name must be a fully qualified
DNS name(FQDN - computer name followed by primary DNS suffix,
such as comp1.example.com.).
/REMove Remove an existing alternate name. The name being removed must be
a fully qualified DNS name (FQDN - computer name followed by
primary DNS suffix, such as comp1.example.com.).
/MakePrimary Make an existing alternate name into the primary name.
The name being made primary must be a fully qualified DNS name
(FQDN - computer name followed by primary DNS suffix, such as comp1.example.com.).
/ENUMerate List the specified names. It defaults to AllNames.
/Verify Check if there is a DNS A record and an SPN for each computer name.
/SecurePasswordPrompt
Use secure credentials popup to specify credentials. This
option should be used when smartcard credentials need to be
specified. This option is only in effect when the password
value is supplied as *
Netdom options can be abbreviated to just the UPPER case letters, e.g. /PasswordD can be supplied as just /PD
In PowerShell:
Rename-Computer -NewName computer64 -Restart
"It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get back up.” ~ Vince Lombardi
NETDOM QUERY - Query the domain for information.
Q325850 - Use Netdom to reset machine account passwords of a Windows Server domain controller.
Q216393 - Resetting computer accounts in Windows.
Equivalent PowerShell: Add-Computer, Rename-Computer