Re: Unable to log on - Unknown Admin Password
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:36:06 -0700
StDunstans wrote:
Hi
To explain the situation, we currently have a Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 which has been reporting errors of ‘Windows cannot determine the user or computer name’. This has been experienced previously and overcome by adding the server to a Workgroup, rebooting, logging on to the server locally, then reconnecting the server to the domain. However, unfortunately the particular server in question was configured by a contractor who, predictably, never gave us the local password. Therefore I currently have a Storage Server which is no longer on our Windows 2000 domain and which I am unable to log onto to reconnect to the domain. As i'm sure you will agree it is a bit of a problem!
So my questions are:
a) is there any way to reconnect the server to the domain without logging on locally?
b) if the answer to the above is no, what is the best way to recover the local administrator password?
c) Any other suggestions?
No, you need the local administrator password. I'm not familiar with "Storage Server" but see theses link for Server 2003:
http://www.jms1.net/nt-unlock.shtml - Unlocking WinNT/2k/2k3 domain controllers
http://www.nobodix.org/seb/win2003_adminpass.html - Seb's page on resetting domain admin. Win2k3 server
Malke
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