This is the recovery password and no need for a third party. You can use ntdsutil if it is 2003 to do this or you can use setpwd.exe which will work against 2000 or 2003 for 2003 you need to manually extract the QFE and copy it to a server.
239803 How to Change the Recovery Console Administrator Password on a Domain http://support.microsoft.com/?id=239803 Thanks, -Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Medeiros, Jose Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 12:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ActiveDir] Changing a authoritative restore password on a DC Greetings, Quick question, does any one ever change their initial password used when they installed Active Directory? If so do you use a third party tool to automate the password change across all the controllers or is this some thing that is easily scriptable? Sincerely, Jose Medeiros 408-449-6621 Cell List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
