Re: Local Console Password & Network Passwords Different

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNoSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 10/27/05 

Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:16:22 -0700

Steve - he has NT 4 here . . . 

-- 
Roger
"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@nospam-comcast.net> wrote in message 
news:uKx$S0l2FHA.1148@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> From any domain controller you can run the support tool dcdiag to find out 
> information such as the pdc fsmo. From any domain computer you can run 
> netdiag /v to find out a lot of information though you may want to pipe 
> the output to a text file as in netdiag /v>c:\netresults.txt as an 
> example. Anyhow you do not need to logon to the PDC fsmo to change any 
> domain user password - just open Active Directory Users and Groups on any 
> domain controller or since you already know the password, logon as that 
> user and user control-alt-delete and select change password from any 
> domain computer. As far as services you can change the properties of the 
> service in the recovery tab to disable user of that script. You can manage 
> services remotely using Computer Management - connect to another computer 
> and if the name does not access the remote server try entering it's IP 
> address. ---  Steve
>
>
> <larrypatterson@gmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:1130351128.816154.207570@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> AARRGGHH
>>
>> This is a domain. Setup without our knowledge but that's besides the
>> point now. How can I determine which Server is the PDC in order to
>> create a password for the domain Admin account as a blank one seems
>> very insecure. I'm attempting to use PSTools from Sysinternals in order
>> to stop a service running on Server 1 from Server 2. Server 2 has a
>> program that will execute a batch file if a local service stops.
>>
>> In addition a blank domain Admin password is ridiculously insecure.
>>
>> Hope I wasn't too confusing..and appreciate the assistance in advance.
>>
>> LP
>>
>
>

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