Re: Computer Account Changes

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Derek,

Derek Da Silva wrote:
I have a couple of server farms hosting 100's of VMs. When I restore a VM from a couple of months back I run into domain controller unavailable messages because the computer account password has changed.

You can change the default number of days the computer password is valid:
Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\ - Domain Member: Maximum age for machine account password

cheers,

Florian
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