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From: "Dave Korn" <dk AT artimi DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: Anyone Done This ???
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:31:39 +0100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Reini Urban
> Sent: 11 August 2004 22:29

> Tennis Smith (tennis) schrieb:
>   Has anyone written a utility/script that can change the 
> name of the PC?  I
> > have several _dozen_ PCs that need to be converted to a new naming
> > convention.   
> 
> isn't it just a registry entry?
> 

It may be stored in a registry entry, but changing it probably involves more
than just altering the registry, particularly if the computer is joined to a
domain.

The proper way to rename a domain machine (local or remote) programmatically
is with the NetRenameMachineInDomain function from the windoze netapi32
library.

If it's not in a domain, you should be able to use the NetServerSetInfo
function to much the same end.

 
    cheers, 
      DaveK
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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