Re: how do I logon to local admin on server 2003 doman
- From: "Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m>
- Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 07:18:21 -0700
Do you have a good backup? Running chkdsk can sometimes do more harm than good, especially if the problem is caused by faulty hardware. Before you go any farther backup the system.
If you don't have the recovery mode administrator password you won't be able to logon to the recovery console. There are ways to change this password while booting from a linux boot device but this is a drastic measure that can have other consequences. If you can boot into Windows run chkdsk, pick Yes to the question about running on the next boot, then reboot the computer. If you can't boot to Windows then post back with some more details about what happens when you try to boot.
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Kerry Brown
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"Sher" <Sher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:63D3AF32-06DF-47BC-932B-CEBBB6A15171@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Paul,
Yes this is a domain controller and I have a 2000 server that is a domain
controller also. When the server crashed I called Dell support and the tech
walked me through the boot from cd and recovery mode. He wanted to do a
chkdsk but when you type in chkdsk it ask you for the local admin password.
I tried the domain admin password but it would not work. The Dell tech said
that the local admin and the domain admin as two different accounts and that
I needed the local to finish the testing.
Is this correct?
"Paul Adare" wrote:
On Mon, 19 May 2008 06:15:02 -0700, Sher wrote:
> Hi all,
> Had a 2003 server crash. Got it backup but discovered I did not have > local
> password to use to do a chkdsk.
First question is why do you assume that you need to be local administrator
to perform a chkdsk? Domain Admins, by default are local administrators.
Unless you've changed this behaviour then you don't need to log on as the
local admin to start a chkdsk.
> My question is now that the server is backup how do I logon as local
> administrator to test my password. When I log off as domain > administrator
> the drop down box to logon does not have an option to logon as local > admin.
> It only shows my domain.
> Do I need to restart the server and hit a function key or something? I > just
> wanted to test the local admin password so that next time I need it I > will
> know what it is.
Are you sure this isn't a domain controller? If it is, there is no local
administrator.
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Paul Adare
http://www.identit.ca
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