Re: Admin Password change causes problem ?

From: Paul Meiners (pcmeiners@k-sea.com)
Date: 10/24/02 

Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:15:21 -0400
From: Paul Meiners <pcmeiners@k-sea.com>

Delxxannadin

This is not a Domain, just a group of machines set up as workgroup
members. Yes, I had at least one machine logged in with the old password
when I changed the password on the machines in the workgroup.
On the weekend I will bring the entire network down and change the
password again, one machine at a time.

Thanks for the suggestions
Paul Meiners

Delxxannadin wrote:
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Last weekend I changed the Administrator password on all
> my workgroup
> >network servers(2) and workstations (40), rebooted, and
> logged in no
> >problem.
>
> The question is, how many had a login with Administrator
> active when you reset the password? If even one is logged
> on as administrator you will have a conflict.
>
> Any computers logged in as the administrator must be
> locked (Ctr+Alt+Delete) prior to the change.
> >Fun part is I can no longer change file/directory rights
> to a remote
> >machine from a machine logged in with the administrator
> account and
> >password. Local logon, file/directory rights no problems
> >
> >If I go to file/directory properties I get the message
> >"You are logged on with an acount that does not have
> access to <server>
> >Enter the name and password of an account for this domain
> and click OK"
> >
> >This is a workgroup, never involved with a domain;
> Administrator account
> >and password on all machines the same
> >
> >I completely shut down the network last night, did not
> help.
> >
> >Norton anti virus CE 8.0 scan found no viruses
> >
> >Very good hardware firewall between my Net and the
> outside world
> >
> >Tried creating a new user with admin rights, did not help
> >
> >
> >Any information on the problem would be appreciated
> >
> >Thanks
> >Paul Meiners
> >.
> >
>
> To fix, you should be able to shut down your network
> except for the primary domain controller. On the primary
> domain controller, go into active directory and set the
> administrator password. Then restart the other server and
> the rest of the network. Should help.
>
> The key is to change the password on the primary domain
> controller when the rest of the net is down to ensure that
> there is no administrator priveleges being used when you
> change the password.
>
> Good Luck.

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