It may just be time to build and document it right as awful as that option seems to be. You gain the long term benefit o fknow exactly what the environment is now.
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Ben N <[email protected]> wrote: > No this is like a onsite user demo environment, but on a bigger scale. 2 > Physical hosts and about a dozen VMs.. it is no way a copy of our production > AD. > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Guyer, Don <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If this is going to be a copy of your live AD environment, any way you can >> back the live up to a DVD (or other media) and restore it into this >> environment?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I know, not a “quick” solution…**** >> >> ** ** >> >> J**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *Don Guyer* >> >> Windows Systems Engineer**** >> >> RIM Operations Engineering Distributed – A Team, Tier 2**** >> >> Enterprise Technology Group**** >> >> *Fiserv* >> >> [email protected]**** >> >> Office: 1-800-523-7282 x 1673**** >> >> Fax: 610-233-0404**** >> >> www.fiserv.com**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Ben N [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:22 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: Resetting Domain Administrator password - Server 2008 R2** >> ** >> >> ** ** >> >> No one else that works here still was a DA. These servers have been off >> for almost a year. I don't want to have to rebuilt AD.+**** >> >> ** ** >> >> -Ben**** >> >> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:18 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:**** >> >> No one else was a DA ?**** >> ------------------------------ >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Ben N <[email protected]> >> To: "NT System Admin Issues" < >> [email protected]> >> Date: 06/16/2011 03:17 PM >> Subject: Resetting Domain Administrator password - Server 2008 R2 >> **** >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >> 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 **** >> >> >> The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachment, is >> confidential and is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. >> Access, copying or re-use of the e-mail or any attachment, or any >> information contained therein, by any other person is not authorized. If you >> are not the intended recipient please return the e-mail to the sender and >> delete it from your computer. 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