So i have an old set of servers as VMs. They had their own AD servers as well, but no one remembers the logon or work here anymore.
I am trying to go through and reset the the domain administrator account password. I have already blanked out the machine useraccount, so i can reboot, F8, pick directory restore, and logon that way. I'm using the srvany.exe method, using a complex password. It doesn't seem to work. Anyone have luck with this in the past? I'm following directions from here: http://www.petri.co.il/reset_domain_admin_password_in_windows_server_2003_ad.htm But i thought it was odd he had D:\temp\cmd.exe instead of c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe... So i using Robert STrom's script file instead and that looks good to me. I've checked the registry setting for the service, looks good. Service looks good, although i had to manually check that interactive option on the Logon (2nd) tab. But every time i boot this server up.. wait a few minutes. my new password isn't taking. I wish i knew if there was some kind of error message or something so i can see if there is am mistake somewhere. or i'm open to other ideas on how to do this same thing. -Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
