How to change my domain name in sharepoint server 2019 using powersehll?

Question

I need my new domain name to change to RE-REK via powershell. How can I go about making this change for SharePoint server 2019? Account name will be RE-REK\upsync

Answer 1

Hi Tevon,

To change the domain name in SharePoint Server 2019 using PowerShell, you can follow these steps:

1. Download and install the latest SharePoint Server 2019 Management Shell.
2. Connect to SharePoint Server 2019 as a farm administrator using the Connect-SPFarm cmdlet.
3. Use the Set-SPAlternateURL cmdlet to add the new URL for the web application.
4. Use the Set-SPSiteURL cmdlet to update the site collection URLs.
5. Use the Move-SPUser cmdlet to update the user accounts to use the new domain name.

Here is an example PowerShell script that you can use to change the domain name to RE-REK:

# Connect to SharePoint Server 2019 as a farm administrator
Connect-SPFarm -UserAccount "RE-REK\upsync"

# Add the new URL for the web application
Set-SPAlternateURL -Url "https://RE-REK.sharepoint.com" -Zone "Default"

# Update the site collection URLs
Get-SPSite -Limit All | ForEach-Object {Set-SPSiteUrl $_.Url -Zone "Default" -Url ("https://RE-REK.sharepoint.com" + $_.ServerRelativeUrl)}

# Update the user accounts to use the new domain name
Move-SPUser -Identity "OLD_DOMAIN\username" -NewAlias "RE-REK\username"

Note that this process may take several hours to complete depending on the number of sites and users that you have. It is recommended to perform this change during a period of low usage and to inform users to avoid accessing SharePoint content during the change. Additionally, any actions that create new sites or users will be temporarily blocked during the rename.

For your references:

Set-SPAlternateURL

Set-SPSiteURL

Move-SPUser

Hope this helps.

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