Windows Foolishness

If you want an example of pure Windows foolishness, check this out.

In order to change the hostname of a linux machine, you'd do something like this

echo -n newHostname > /etc/hostname

To do the same thing in Windows from the CLI you first have install netdom.exe from the installation CD (it doesn't install by default), and then issue the following command

netdom renamecomputer machine  /newname:new_computername  /userd:domainname\administrator_id  /passwordd:* /usero:local_admin
/passwordo:* /reboot:seconds before automatic reboot

Which OS was supposed to be easier to use and administrate again?

Now, the enterprising Windows users who might be reading this may counter and say "you can do this very easily under Computer Management". They would be correct, you can point and click your way in to changing the hostname and restarting in about 20 clicks. But try doing that over 50 or some servers and let me know how your RSI is treating you if you continuously use that as your mechanism for administrating your systems.