MS-Press Chapter 5 Computer Accounts

Goldmember

Lesson 1: Joining a Computer to a Domain

In paragraph 3 it states

"Just as users do, computer maintain identities, also called "accounts", that include a name, password, and security identifier."


Do computer accounts have a password?

I thought only user accounts have passwords.


thank you for clarifying in advance

sprkymrk

Yes, computer accounts have passwords. Only the computer and DC know what they are though. If you disable a computer account, no one can log on to the domain from that computer anymore.

By default, computer accounts change passwords every 30 days. If you "reset" a computer account, you are resetting it's passowrd.

dynamik

Yes. Computer accounts need to authenticate as well.

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