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Change the Name of a Trusted Server Group

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012

Changing the name of a trusted server group

  • Using the Windows interface

  • Using a command line

To change the name of a trusted server group by using the Windows interface

  1. To open the NAP client configuration console, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click Run, type NAPCLCFG.MSC, and click OK.

  2. In the console tree, double-click Health Registration Settings, and then click Trusted Server Groups.

  3. In the middle pane, right-click the name of your trusted server group, and then click Rename.

  4. Type the name of the trusted server group, and then press ENTER.

Additional considerations

  • To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.

To change the name of a trusted server group by using a command line

  1. To open a command prompt, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and click Command Prompt.

  2. Type: netsh nap client rename trustedservergroup name = <name> newname = <newname>

The following table provides a guideline for the placeholder text in the Netsh command.

Placeholder Possible Values Description

<name>

Any text string. (Required)

The name of the trusted server group that you are changing.

<newname>

Any text string. (Required)

The new name of the trusted server group.

Additional considerations

  • To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.

Additional references

Configure Trusted Server Groups for NAP Clients

Command-Line Syntax Notation