Computer Name Reverting to Old Name

I have a Mac Mini running Server and use it for Profile Manager, File Sharing, Time Machine, VPN, DNS, and Open Directory.
There are about 20 machines setup on this domain and I ran into an issue with a MacBook I wiped and am trying to use for a different user. I wiped the HDD and reloaded Mavericks. I can join the domain and enroll the machine for the new user just fine.
However, once enrolled, the name of the computer is changed (and grayed out) back to the name that was used for the last user.
Because I wiped it and I can change it when it's not on the domain, I know it's coming from the network / serer. But I can't figure out how to fix it.
If I take it off of the domain and delete the profiles that were loaded, I can change it back and it will stick.
If I force a change on the machine itself, logging out and back in reverts it to the old computer name.
Any ideas on how to fix this?

It seems that the server is binding to the MAC address and thus changes the name of the computer once connected to the network. So, you could change the MAC address; however, you need to be a super user to do that. Bear in mind the computer has two MAC addresses, one for the Ethernet and the other airport. Also, you would need to do it in Terminal...sudo ifconfig en0 ether 00:01:02:03:04:05 --example.

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