Re: problems with workstation administrator

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Hello pete0085,

How did you remove it from the domain to workgroup without using the local admin?

And if you need to reset the local admin password:
http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=reset+local+administrator+password&meta=

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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Well is there anything I can do after the fact? The computer is no
longer on the domain and the local administrator never logged on or
has an active password. The only thing I might be able to do is set
the local user account as an administrator, but not sure how to do
that since the local administrator account was never established.

"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:

Hello pete0085,

If you have to rename a domain computer, use a domain admin account
and just rename it. No need to rejoin the computer to the domain.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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I'm having some problems here. I needed to change the computer
name, then rejoin the domain. The problem is I never set the local
administrator password. When going through the install I jumped
right into adding it to the domain.

I need to log on as the local administrator and I have not been able
to do so. There never was a password set so I tried a blank
password, null or NULL, "" and the password I used on the domain.

I have a local user account that is not in the administrator group,
but that doesn't allow me to add it to the domain.

What can I do to fix this?



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