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Posted by Byron Hynes [MS] on November 7, 2005, 12:53 pm
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Hi TJ,
Reboot the server, during press F8, and choose Directory Services Restore
Mode. You should be able to log on to DSRM with one of the original installation
passwords.
From there, you can do an authoritative restore from backup of part or all
of the AD database.
Alternatively, you can use ERD from wininternals. They offer both an "emergency"
version (5-day license) and a full version.
Byron Hynes
Windows Server
Microsoft Corporation
http://spaces.msn.com/members/byronphynes
> Hi,
>
> I have a forest with two Servers running Windows 2000 Server, both of
> which have AD installed. They system was not setup properly, and there
> was no second account with administrative right, hence, only the
> Administrator had the administrative rights. They systems are both
> running on a raid 5.
>
> Sometime back, I had to change the password for Administrator, and I
> did that using Active Driectory users and Computers console. This
> wasn't the First Server that I had installed on the network, hence it
> did not have the Global Catalog (as default).
>
> Unfortunately, there was a problem (I don't understand exactly if it
> was network, or some synchronization problem), and now, I cannot log
> onto both the servers using neither the hold or the new password.
>
> This network was not connected to the internet, and I am sure no one
> has changed the passwords.
>
> Any Ideas what I can do to reset my password?
>
> Will appreciate any input, or explanation of what might have gone
> wrong.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Tj
>
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