Renames a Windows NT 4.0 backup domain controller to reflect a domain name change. This can assist in Windows NT 4.0 domain renaming efforts.

Netdom is a command-line tool that is built into Windows Server 2008. It is available if you have the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) server role installed. To use netdom, you must run the netdom command from an elevated command prompt. To open an elevated command prompt, click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.

Syntax

netdom movent4bdc <Computer> [{/d: | /domain:}<Domain>] [/reboot[:<Delay>]] [{/help | /?}]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
<Computer>	Specifies the name of the backup domain controller that you want to rename.
{/d: \| /domain:}<Domain>	Specifies the new name of the domain.
/reboot[:<Delay>]	Specifies to shut down and automatically restart the computer after the rename operation completes. The Delay value is the number of seconds before automatic shutdown occurs. The default Delay value is 20 seconds.
{/help \| /?}	Displays help at the command prompt.