Re: Master log on no longer appears on XP Pro and only logs on to sub account

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 09/18/03 

Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 01:16:54 -0700

Would booting into safe mode without networking
prevent the Novell login from happening, allowing
you to log in and rename the account back ? 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows, Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"steve" <ipo@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
news:0ad701c37db2$a714e140$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> We run Novell on this system and I created a sub account
> using the Novell username for the sub account.  Novell
> logs on before the Windows log on screen so on the first
> day the crew logged on to the sub account by changing
> username from ADMINISTRATOR to the username of our Novell
> account we can no longer access the ADMINISTRATOR
> account. When we log off it automatically reboots and
> when we log on to Novell it automatically logs on to the
> sub account without offering any way to access the
> ADMINISTRATOR account as it no longer even shows up. Is
> there anything we can do short of formatting and
> reloading this machine.  This system is mission critical
> and we are at a loss at the moment and are using work
> arounds, but have no permission for anything since we
> cannot access the ADMIN acct. HELP!!! Any advice would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Steve

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