Server 2003 Domain name

clilly · 03-04-2009, 06:33 AM

I have a new server (2003) I set up the domain and dns information but i am finding out that the login domain name can only be 15 characters, well my domain name is 16 characters and it leaves the last letter off on the login screen. how can i fix this issue ? if you go into active directory the domainname.local is exactly as i put it, if i right click properties it shows the pre windows 2000 login name minus the last character. is there something i can do to fix this.

**djaburg** · 03-04-2009, 10:11 AM

When you installed the OS you set it up to be compatible with pre-windows 2000 clients/servers. Here is a link to MS that talks about it. Not sure that you can necessarily back out of it once it's been installed.

**lorjack** · 03-04-2009, 07:36 PM

The only way i know of is to demote the server and then set it up again with the correct permission settings

clilly · 03-05-2009, 06:06 AM

Thanks for the replies guys I just decided to go with it, the only place it show up is on the login. Active directory and Dns shows the full name.

**bilbus** · 03-08-2009, 01:14 PM

Thats the netbios name, its limited to 15.

does it look like "something" or "something.com"

Even if the domain is in mixed mode, you can raise it to 2000 / 2003 / 2008 mode.

03-04-2009, 06:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
clilly Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp sp 3	Server 2003 Domain name I have a new server (2003) I set up the domain and dns information but i am finding out that the login domain name can only be 15 characters, well my domain name is 16 characters and it leaves the last letter off on the login screen. how can i fix this issue ? if you go into active directory the domainname.local is exactly as i put it, if i right click properties it shows the pre windows 2000 login name minus the last character. is there something i can do to fix this.

03-04-2009, 10:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,321 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: Server 2003 Domain name When you installed the OS you set it up to be compatible with pre-windows 2000 clients/servers. Here is a link to MS that talks about it. Not sure that you can necessarily back out of it once it's been installed. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.

03-04-2009, 07:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: Server 2003 Domain name The only way i know of is to demote the server and then set it up again with the correct permission settings

03-05-2009, 06:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
clilly Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp sp 3	Re: Server 2003 Domain name Thanks for the replies guys I just decided to go with it, the only place it show up is on the login. Active directory and Dns shows the full name.

03-08-2009, 01:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
bilbus TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 949 OS: OS2 Warp	Re: Server 2003 Domain name Thats the netbios name, its limited to 15. does it look like "something" or "something.com" Even if the domain is in mixed mode, you can raise it to 2000 / 2003 / 2008 mode.