Changing Domain of Open Directory

Question

Might be trying to fix too many things at a go here, so I do apologise if it seems messy.
Currently :
On an Xserve with OD that has yet to be kerberised. Getting errors such as being unable to delete users/computers with WGM. (Users deletion resolved with changing crypt).
Would like to shift Current OD onto another server with different domain. Are the following steps the correct steps to take ?
1. Archive current OD
2. Demote to standalone
3. Promote to Master
4. Change LDAP settings
5. Restore from Archive made earlier (this results in the changing of search base?)
On a similar note is changing the domain of a current server as simple as execute changeip :
e.g.
changeip 10.0.1.10 10.0.1.10 server.example.school.nz server.example.com
and the steps mentioned above ?

Answer 1

I changed my domain from XSERVE to XSERVER using changeip, but have since discovered if your Server is an OD Master (like mine is), the search base DOES NOT change (it's still XSERVE not XSERVER). I'm now getting hundreds of errors logged, all relating to kerberos.
To get the search base to change, you need to export all your user accounts, demote the server to a standalone, change the search base to the correct one, then promote the server back to an OD Master, re-import your user accounts and it should be fixed. I am going to do this on Friday, so if it goes wrong I have a weekend to put it back how it was...
One downside to this approach is all users will have their passwords reset. Not an issue if there are only 20 users (like I have), more of a problem if you have hundreds of users.
Hope this helps!