I am attempting to rename several Windows XP workstations that are joined to a Windows 2008 R2 domain. I log in as a local administrator, go to System Properties, change the name and click OK. Windows asks for a username/password for an account that has permission to rename accounts on the domain. I enter a username/password that has Full Control of the computers OU and all descendant objects. Then I get this error message:
Computer Name Changes
The following error occurred attempting to rename the computer to "NEWCOMPUTERNAME":
Access is denied.
If I use the name/password of a domain admin, it works. Why doesn't it work for my OU administrator who has Full Control of the computer object and the OU?