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    I have an account set up on WHM for a .CO domain, and I have 100+ other domains parked on top of it. I never market the .CO, though, so it's mainly just been for internal usage.

    I was recently able to buy the .NET version of my domain, and I would like to set it up to be the main domain for the account and park the .co on top of it. Then next year I can just let the .co go.

    Is there an easy way to change the main domain for the account? Or am I going to have to create a new account manually and then move all of the parked domains?
     
    #1 GoWilkes, Nov 15, 2018
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    Modify account in whm will let you change the domain name.

    I do not recommend changing the user name though even though you can.
     
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    Awesome, thanks! I didn't see the "Modify Account" option before :)
     
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    Just for clarity...

    When I change the domain for the account and then park the original domain to the account, is there going to be any propagation time?

    I'm 90% sure that the answer is no since the domains themselves won't be changing, but I wanted to make 100% sure before I risk any major down time!
     
    #4 GoWilkes, Nov 16, 2018
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    Shouldn't be no as long as the IP is not changing.
     
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    Hello @GoWilkes,

    DNS propagation isn't needed in this scenario because the IP addresses the domains resolve to isn't changing.

    Thank you.
     
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