Changing UNC path for shared folders

Question

_{Thursday, July 12, 2018 2:56 PM}

Hello everyone!

I am renaming the windows 2012 server which has AD,IIS7 and MS SQL server 2012. There are several shared folders which user access over the network. How can I change the UNC path //oldserver/user1 to //newserver/user1 over a script .I dont want to delete the folder and create anew one as there are close to 1000 shared  folders. Please help me through this ? 

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_{Thursday, July 12, 2018 3:21 PM | 1 vote}

This one might help. (option 2 may be the simplest solution)

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/josebda/2010/06/04/multiple-names-for-one-computer-consolidate-your-smb-file-servers-without-breaking-unc-paths/

Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management

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_{Thursday, July 12, 2018 3:25 PM | 1 vote}

Hello everyone!

I am renaming the windows 2012 server which has AD,IIS7 and MS SQL server 2012. There are several shared folders which user access over the network. How can I change the UNC path //oldserver/user1 to //newserver/user1 over a script .I dont want to delete the folder and create anew one as there are close to 1000 shared  folders. Please help me through this ? 

Better question; how were the shares distributed to the clients initially?

_{Thursday, July 12, 2018 9:56 PM}

Thanks for sharing. very useful post.

_{Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:01 PM}

You're welcome.

(please don't forget to mark helpful answers)

Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management

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_{Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:28 PM}

I am sorry if i have got your question wrong. Are you asking how the client access the share folder? if so ,they access via ftp and map network drive 

_{Friday, July 13, 2018 5:16 AM | 1 vote}

Hi，

You want to change the server name in any mapped drive？

If so, maybe you could also check the thread discussed before.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/1ae52d83-e9e8-4f87-9e15-976223e99f7d/rename-server-in-mapped-drive?forum=winserverfiles

Best Regards,

Mary

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_{Wednesday, July 18, 2018 6:53 AM}

Hi,

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Mary

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_{Monday, July 23, 2018 7:45 AM}

Hi,

Any updates?

Best Regards,

Mary

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