2.5 Renaming hosts and changing IP addresses

To rename a host or change its IP address:

1. Make sure that no PC is running a script on the PC whose host is to be renamed or IP address is to be changed.

2. Stop the JP1/Script service and Script launcher or Script launcher service.

   To stop the Script launcher, add the command line /INST to Spthstp.exe in the JP1/Script-installation-folder\Bin folder, and then execute the program.

3. After making the change, start the JP1/Script service and Script launcher or Script launcher service.

   To start Script Launcher, from the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, JP1/Script, and then Script Launcher.

Notes

• If a computer name has been specified in the NetExec, GetGV, SetGV, or DeleteGV command in the format of a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), you must change the specified computer name when the domain name is changed.

• If you have set a user account in the JP1/Script service account, check and, if necessary, revise the account if you change the domain name.

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