Join a domain from a workgroup
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
To join a domain from a workgroup
Open System in Control Panel.
On the Computer Name page, click Change.
Under Member of, click Domain, type the domain name, and then click OK.
When prompted, provide a valid user name and password.
When prompted, restart your computer to apply the changes.
Caution
- When you join a Message Queuing computer in workgroup mode to a domain, or move a Message Queuing computer to a different forest, all messages in outgoing transactional queues on the computer will be discarded, or placed in the dead-letter queue if negative source journaling is enabled.
Notes
To open System, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Use this procedure if you are running Message Queuing in a workgroup environment and want to join (or rejoin) a domain. When you join a domain, the computer can access public queues listed in Active Directory.
For more information on this procedure, see Join a domain in the System online Help file.
To perform this procedure, the Active Directory Integration subcomponent must be selected during setup. If the Active Directory Integration subcomponent is not installed, Message Queuing can run only in workgroup mode.
You can use this procedure to join a workgroup from a domain. In that case, click Workgroup under Member of and type the name of the workgroup. You will be disjoined from the domain.
You can use this procedure to move a computer from one domain to another domain within your forest. In this case, if you leave the msmq (MSMQ Configuration) object in the old domain, the computer will continue to use the old object. Otherwise, it will create a new msmq object in the new domain.
After joining a domain from a workgroup or another domain, some time (as much as 20-30 minutes) is required for replication of the changes in Active Directory.
When a computer running Message Queuing in workgroup mode joins a Windows NT 4.0 domain, the installation subcomponent for Active Directory Integration is removed. After the computer has been joined to the domain and rebooted, open Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel, and add the Active Directory Integration subcomponent.
Information about functional differences
- Your server might function differently based on the version and edition of the operating system that is installed, your account permissions, and your menu settings. For more information, see Viewing Help on the Web.