RE: [ActiveDir] OT: admin account in Vista

[Craig Cerino]

Agreed   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 7:30 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: admin account in Vista   Is it a departure really?   I’m always pretty sure that the advice has been to avoid writing down your username/password and storing it in an *insecure* location (i.e. taped to your monitor at work)   On the other hand, if you write down the details and store it in a safe place (e.g. place it into a safe) then surely you are relying on the security of the physical device to protect you. That may be an acceptable risk. I’m pretty sure if you wrote down your admin password at home, and stored the piece of paper underneath your keyboard, you probably wouldn’t have that much to worry about (unless you couldn’t trust whoever else was living in the house/unit/apartment). Anyone breaking into your house has full physical access anyway…   Cheers Ken   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Mulnick Sent: Friday, 8 September 2006 1:36 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: admin account in Vista   "Write down your username and password and store it in a safe location."   That's an interesting departure from the usual recommendations. ;-)   On 9/6/06, Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Windows Vista Security : Built-in Administrator Account Disabled: http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsvistasecurity/archive/2006/08/27/windowsvistasecurity_.aspx