I inherited this :) won't be like this going forward you can bet! On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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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