I want to rename a site collection in Moss 2007

i would like to rename a site http://sharepoint/sites/SCNAME/ to http//SCNAme/ is it possible to do this

Hi,
Have you checked this link (Renamesite: Stsadm operation ) -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263038(v=office.12).aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939535/en-us
Or take a backup and restore it to the site collection and usually subsite cannot be moved to Site Collection.
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/356985/Moving-a-Sharepoint-Sub-Site-to-its-own-Site-Colle
or
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/work-with-site-content-and-structure-HA010131723.aspx
Also see these forum threads -
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/b267ef97-0517-4d13-a5cc-9986a4b7a90f/how-to-convert-subsite-in-to-sitecollection?forum=sharepointadminlegacy
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/b4c18ddc-251d-4882-bfc1-0dfb97740b9f/is-it-posible-to-transfer-the-entire-subsite-data-to-sitecollection?forum=sharepointdevelopmentprevious
Hope this helps!
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As Alex said, it is one of the biggest weaknesses in SharePoint.
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