Disaster Recovery (SMS accounts)

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Reading the S&P-Backup Recovery and Maintenance document, I came across the
following section on page 16:

"To successfully recover a site, account passwords are required. For
security reasons, in SMS 2003, accounts such as Client Push Installation
Account, Site Address, site system connection accounts, and network access
account are encrypted. As a result, when a site fails, these accounts are
lost and cannot be retrieved during a recovery. During a site recovery, you
will be prompted to re-enter these account passwords."

I noted that the SMS Server Connection and SMS Client Connection account
passwords can be changed during the setup process, but it's too late now as
the hierarchy is already in place. Can someone please tell me how I can
change the passwords for the Client Push Installation Account, Site Address
Accounts, Package Access Accounts, Site System Connection Account, and
Advanced Client Network Access Account? I can then document and use them in
the event of a site failure. Alternatively, would a site reset operation
during the recovery phase accomplish the same thing?

Everything is fine, ATM - I have just been tasked to configure and test SMS
disaster recovery.
.

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