Hi,
Changing the Workgroup name in windows 2003 is very straight forward. It can be done this way.
Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
Click the Computer Name tab, and then click Change.
Select Workgroup and change the name.
Note: Please make it sure that all the clients should also have the same workgroup name and should be on the same subnet.
1) Can the Domain rename procedure be executed locally on the Server 2003 machine.
Domain Rename is done in the Active Directory Environment ans for your network there is no Active Directory.
2) What problems may I run into with Active Directory not configured?
There will be no centralization. I mean you cannot control your network centrally and lot more things which includes security, authentication etc.
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