We had this, the trouble is the details are also within th db! This what we had from support: Please run the following to update these parameters: update bbadmin.bb_config_registry set hostname = ‘your_new_full_machine_name’; update bbadmin.bb_instance set db_host = ‘your_new_machine_hostname’; update bbadmin.bb_instance_host set hostname = ‘your_new_full_machine_name’; commit; After restarting the Blackboard services, the application should connect to the test database. Paul Beal wrote: > Hello > > I was wondering if any light could be shed on this information. > > I am running BB 7.2 on a virtual server with the db on the same box. > > I had to change the hostname of the VS and obviously the dev BB system > will now not work as it is reporting database connection issues. > > What config / property files need to be changed to reflect the new > hostname prior to running the PushConfigUpdates. Bat? > > I am also going to try the config.xml and the startup.properties, > authentication.properties, bb-config.properties, any more? > > Any help would be appreciated > > Best Regards, > > Paul Beal > > Server / Applications Administrator > > Doncaster College > -- Jim Boone -------------------------------------------- Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College R&D Manager - Information and Communication Technologies Tel: 01494 522141 ext 3569 The myth that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armor to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them into it in the first place, and continues to do so today. ~Douglas Adams~