Re: Administrator password

From: Steven Umbach (n9rou_at_n0spam-comcast.net)
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 19:15:25 GMT

Anyone that can logon as an administrator can "reset" the password of another
administrator. The fact that the password never expires has no bearing on
changing a password. It just means that user account will not be subject to any
maximum password age policy if configured. -- Steve

"rglisa" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1a32e01c44e2d$6ccfd070$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I need to change the administrator password on a Windows
> 2000 SBS server. The password is marked "never expires"
> and I am unable to uncheck this option. How do I change
> the administrator password?

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