Re: Lost Domain Admin Password

Thanks Brian,
Mike

"Brian Komar" wrote:

Mike,
Because Certificate Services is installed, you cannot change the domain
membership or computer name while the service is installed.
Like you have stated, a reinstall is your best course of action.
Brian

"Mike M" <MikeM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Marcin,
I tried and can't remove it from the old domain.
I will probably reinstall.
Thanks
Mike

"Marcin" wrote:

Mike
if this is just a member server, once you have local admin credentials,
you
can simply remove it from the domain (Computer Name tab of the System
Properties dialog box). If this is a domain controller, you'd have to try
something more creative. One possibility is scheduling a batch file that
uses a combination of the net user command to create a new account and
net
localgroup command to add it to local domain Administrators group.
In either case, I'm not sure the easiest (and the preferred) approach
would
be to simply reinstall the server - considering that you want to
configure
it as a domain controller in a new domain..

hth
Marcin

"Mike M" <MikeM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,
I have Server 2003 R2 sp2 and lost the domain administrator password.
I would like to clear the old domain name and start this server fresh
under
a new domain name. I was able to clear the local user admin password
with
a
boot disk, then restart to Active Directory Recovery safe mode but
unclear
as
how to continue.
System Properties reports a computer name that I would like to change
and
Domain as "*Unknown*" and "The Certification Authority Service" is
installed.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Mike





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