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I’ve been working with WSS 3.0 a lot lately, so I wanted to post some of the things I’ve come across so I can get back to them easy.

Renaming the Sharepoint Server

1. Change alternate access mappings in Central Administration
   1. Central Administration > Operations > Alternate access Mappings

   2. Edit each mapping so that it reflects your new server name
      1. Ensure port numbers are the same

2. Use stsadm renameserver operation

   1. stsadm -o renameserver -newservername <newname> -oldservername <oldname> 

3. Rename Server
   1. My Computer > Properties > Computer Name (tab) > Change (button)
   2. Type in new name of server
   3. Reboot server

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