FYI: Changing the IP address of the server

Did you know that when you change the IP address of the server you need to run a script called changeip </usr/sbin/changeip>? According to my rep at Apple this can help recolve OD errors before they turn into the dreaded -14002 errors! NAME changeip - Change IP adress related configuration. SYNOPSIS changeip [directory-node | -] old-ip new-ip [old-hostname new-hostname] DESCRIPTION changeip is used to update configuration records when a server's IP address changes. It needs to be run by root on the machine who's IP address is changing. If the machine is hosting a parent directory (Net- Info or LDAP) or is connected to a parent directory, then the Open Direc- tory path to the node must be used (eg /LDAPv3/192.12.0.43). Otherwise use a dash ("-") for the directory node argument. The tool may prompt for an admin user name and password for the directory node. After the tool has successfully completed, change the network settings in the Net- work Control Panel and reboot the server. EXAMPLES changeip /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 192.0.0.12 192.0.1.10 oldhost newhost This would prepare for changing the address of a machine hosting an LDAP master. Note that it might still be necessary to change the configuration of machines pointing to this master. changeip - 192.0.0.12 192.0.1.10 oldhost newhost This would prepare for changing the address of a standalone server. changeip /NetInfo/root/netinfonode 192.0.0.12 192.0.1.10 oldhost newhost This would prepare for changing the address of a server bound to a parent NetInfo node. changeip /NetInfo/root/netinfonode 192.0.0.12 192.0.1.10 Same as above, but where the old and new IP addresses map to the same name. FILES & FOLDERS /usr/sbin/changeip Mac OS X Server 21 February 2002 Mac OS X Server