Specify the alias of a computer in a domain

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

To specify the alias of a computer in a domain

  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers.

  2. In the console tree, click the Computers folder.

  3. In the details pane, right-click the computer you want to administer, and then click Properties.

  4. Click the UNIX Attributes tab.

  5. In the Alias box, type the alias of the computer, and then click Add.

  6. To save the changes and keep the dialog box open, click Apply. To save the changes and close the dialog box, click OK.

Note

There is no command-line method for this procedure. To open Active Directory Users and Computers, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers. To remove an alias of the computer, select the alias in the List of Aliases list, and then click Remove.

See Also

Concepts

Managing NIS computers
Add a computer to a domain
Specify the IP address of a computer in a domain
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Managing standard and nonstandard NIS maps