It is never supported to change the name of an exchange server.
Therefore, installing in a child domain and doing move mailbox, then removing the old server is the proper method.
From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lee Ann Swanson
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:30 PM
To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ExchangeList] Moving Exchange to new child domain
Hi;
I have Exchange 2003 installed in a parent domain and want to move the server to a child domain…. Do I need to install the exchange on a server in the child domain and move the mailboxes or is there another way of handling this?
Thanks for your help.
Lee Ann Swanson
Watertown, SD