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Changing local Administrator account password
Then follow the instructions at: http://www.astahost. com/how-reset-nt-password-using-knoppix-std-t8716.html to reset the (DSRM) local Administrator account password (using Knoppix, the username "Administrator" is case sensitive, so if you see a cap letter on the "A", take note to type it that way when you specify

automating a small task
I checked the access logs for the Intranet, and it shows her logging in as the web server administrator whenever she is on her local PC as the local PC administrator, and it never challenged her for a domain account/password. Any ideas what might cause this and/or how to fix/prevent this? Thanks.

domain administrator account password reset problem
VaMpY DarkDes...@compuserve.c_m alt 2600 hackerz On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 14:46:55 GMT, n...@home.now wrote: ;c ;c ;c REQ: How to retrieve the Win NT local administrator account password ;c ;cI do not want to change the password, because the REAL administrator will ;c notice! ;c ;c Please let me know. ;c ;c TIA !!! ;c

Member Server in SBS domain?
Mar...@camtronics.com> wrote in message news:u8RU1XFiCHA.2240@tkmsftngp12... in this case the computer will be logged onto the domain and the account/password will be for the LOCAL administrator. So I ask the user for a password and check to see if it's the correct password for that computers administrator account

Joining a domain without using root or administrator
I know the "Network" password, just not the local Administrator password" You are left with either purchasing one of the many third party tools that can reset a local administrator account password in some cases. These costs hundreds of dollars (US) - we cannot endorse or recommend any - you are advised to search

I thought user security was a holy grail
My account is the administrator's account for XP on my home computer. I entered a new password for the account...and now I can't remember it! (Sad, huh? you might try to reset the local Administrator password with one of the methods mentioned here: http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password -- torgeir Microsoft

LocalSystem Password - HELP and THANKS
Steve Foster [SBS MVP] steve.fos...@picamar.co.uk microsoft public backoffice smallbiz Reset the local administrator account password (to make sure you know it), alter it to a workgroup and reboot. On the SBS, remove the computer from the domain completely. Now re-add it back to the domain, either by making a

Change local administrator account password
I installed Windows NT in my Network, 1 NT Server & 20 NT Workstation, I want to change Local Administrator Password in all NT Workstation, I want to change all NT Workstation password from 1 remotly computer. Anybody tell me, How to remotly change local account password ? Tks Ken.

Administrator account password
My question is how to handle the local Administrator accounts password policy. Should I put that on the same password expiration schedule as domain accounts and change it as needed (which should be rarely), or exclude that account from the expiration limits? Thanks, Eric.

Machine Account password problem
... laptops and leave password that isn't correct for new user should be shot ...as should users who are given the local admin account password and promptly lose it...and and are clueless about how to repair the damage. Joe Morris (who manages the locksmith tools to break into the local administrator account here)

local administrator account password policy
n...@home.now alt 2600 hackerz REQ: How to retrieve the Win NT local administrator account password I do not want to change the password, because the REAL administrator will notice! Please let me know. TIA !!!

VbScript and changing local administrator password
Andy arodrig...@felcor.com microsoft public win2000 security Have you tried using the the local Administrator? Also do you have another user with Domain admin rights? -----Original Message----- this morning I set the domain group policy "Rename Administrator Account" to "Disabled" to fix a problem. should have no

Lost Local Administrator Account Password
BAT Changes the Local Administrator password on EVERY Windows NT/2000 Server machine in the domain. Written 05/10/2001 by Rick Campbell - Spacelabs Medical set server=xxxx set sender="SLMDNT Admin" set subject="Local Administrator Account password" set mailto=mis-admins set systems=%tmp%\systems.dat set

password checker script
LC4 could then be used to crack to the local administrator account password. For these workstations I intend to recommend that all confidential files are stored on fileservers and that the service pack with SYSKEY is applied. For 2000 Professional/XP Pro workstations a boot disk is available that allows the

Change Local Administrator passwords remotely
Dear All I have lost my local administrator password and if there is any way to get-out of it, please answer. I want to preserve all of settings that I previously had. You can reset the administrator password in Windows 2000 using this free tool: http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ or you can buy this tool for

Change passwords
Paul_FM pau...@me.umn.edu comp os ms-windows nt admin security Someone set the domain administrator (account) password the same as the workstation's administrator account password -- not a good thing. Yes I am sure. Kim Liu wrote: The local Administrator have admin rights on the local computer only Are you sure?

Can't log in after changing from a domain to a workgroup
I am trying to modify the local Administrator password for all member workstations in our domain. Being new to Windows programming (and C++) could someone post source using the API to set an account password? Since the Administrator passwords may vary per machine, I do not want the code to require the original

OT: today's mail
Create a batch file and run this line: net user Administrator passwordhere You can then send it as a package to the servers. "JB43" <J...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F338C715-73E9-4C59-80A1-85652DE1E924@microsoft.com... We have a few hundred servers and we need to change the Local Administrator

group policy
Since the local Administrator account of any DC has full rights to administer the domain's accounts and security, this is almost always an undesirable situation. However, I would certainly hope that very few admins would make the mistake of using the same password for the domain's Administrator account and the

Local Administrator account
BloodRed blood...@comcast.spamsucks.net alt os windows2000 So the account\password you're using to log into the ME machine is a valid account on the domain? When you say that the NTFS shares on the Pro boxes have "Administrator - Full Controll", is that the local administrator or the Domain Admin?