Re: Administrator Account Locked out

From: Steven L Umbach (sumbach_at_ameritech.net)
Date: 10/16/03 

Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 00:41:21 GMT

"The" administrator account can not be locked out to interactive keyboard
logon. Possibly it is a regular account renamed administrator as a decoy
account. Checking membership of the local administrator group may help. ---
Steve

http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#password --Tips from the FAQ.

"Rick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10ab01c39355$79f1f870$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Windows 2000 Professional - On login to the Administrator
> account, prompted that account is locked out. [Stand alone
> system, managing a laboratory instrument]
>
> View properties of the account, Account is Locked out box
> checked. Remove the check, Access Denied.
>
> Catch 22 -- can't login as Administrator to reset. No
> other accounts with adminstrator priveleges.
>
> Is there any way to reset the account?
>
> Thanks!
>

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