Re:can a sysadmin change the win2000 domain admin password ?

From: sniper (andyrightin@yahoo.com)
Date: 02/10/03 

From: "sniper" <andyrightin@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 03:16:11 -0800

Hi Vishal,
what i meant is by using 'xp_cmdshell' can a sysadmin
change the Win2k/NT admin password for the current domain
or other domain ???
ie does the SQL server installation have enough
privilidges to do that ?

thanks 4 ur answer anyways
chow
sniper

>-----Original Message-----
>Windows 2000 Login account's password is authenticated by
>windows and not by SQL Server. Windows account is
>administered only at OS lever and not at SQL Server
level.
>SQL Server only checks the roles and permissions granted
>to the account on the basis of Authentication(Mixed mode/
>SQL Only) to access SQL Server.
>
>--Vishal.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>My query is simple ...we know that the
>>Builtin\Administrator account can change the sa password
>>or reset it right
>>is the reverse possible ????
>>especially of a win2k domain ?
>>can a sysadmin change the win2000 domain administrator
>>password ?
>>
>>any or some help will be appreciated !!
>>sniper
>>.
>>
>.
>

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