resetting local admin PW on a dc

nel

does anyone know how to do this on windows server 2000?

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geekie

I know it can be done using Sysinternals ERD Commander 2005.

nel

i didnt want to bring the system offline.

i dont it by -

cd %systemroot%\system32 on the dc

then setpwd

and changed the directory restore password.

will this establish what i want?

ally_uk

There are a few Linux distributions that are very good at recovering and changing passwords on NTFS partitions

check out a few forums and you might find your anwser

sprkymrk

nel wrote:

i didnt want to bring the system offline.

i dont it by -

cd %systemroot%\system32 on the dc

then setpwd

and changed the directory restore password.

will this establish what i want?

The Directory Restore password is not the same as the admin password.

Additionally, the Administrator account on a DC is not a local account, but a Domain Admin account. If you currently know the password, just log in as Administrator and change it as you would any other account (ctrl+alt+del). If you don't know it, hopefully you have another domain admin account you can log in as and change the Administrator account password from ADUC.

Let me know if I misunderstood your question.

TechJunky

Why not bring the DC offline when there is little to no operations and change the DC admin PW? It takes literally 20 seconds with the right software...

Kaminsky

geekie wrote:

I know it can be done using Sysinternals ERD Commander 2005.

SuperERD is a lifesaver and works on locked out PCs too. One of those tools that make the techie look really good.