Renaming a computer kicks out of domain

Question

I use a powershell script to rename hostname computer from our domain:

Rename-Computer -NewName $computername -DomainCredential $mycreds -Force -PassThru

Most of the time it works, but in a low % of the cases, after restarting the computer is out of domain.

The script also searches AD and makes sure that the new hostname isn't on AD.

What I've searched:

c:\windows\debug\netsetup.log tells that everything is ok.
The object exists on AD and well renamed (same OU)
When this happens, if I try to log on to computer with an user domain, appears the error "The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary Domain failed"

Any idea of where is the error and how can I control it on future renames? Thanks

When it fails, you need to say _how_ it fails. – Bill_Stewart Jan 17 '17 at 22:30 — Bill_Stewart, Jan 17 '17 at 22:30

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 12 '17 at 15:36

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Never rename hostname after joining a client to domain. Either rename it before joining the domain or let the name 'as is'. Because it is security issue. According to Microsoft's knowledge base article, it is recommended to disjoin client from domain and rejoin it, but I found article which suggests not disjoin client after joining to domain.

answered Jan 12 '17 at 15:36

Sairam

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It's typically recommended to include your references in your answer where possible. – BE77Y Jan 12 '17 at 15:45
Please, can you share the article? Thanks – Deitools Feb 14 '17 at 14:09

Renaming a computer kicks out of domain

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