Renaming Administrator account
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I understand that it is good practice to rename the Administrator account. I
have also read that renaming the administrator account and then creating a
new administrator account with only guest access can throw a potential
hacker off course.
What is the best practice for this ?
Are there any other security practices that should be carried out on a SBS
that are not documented ?
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Relevant Pages
- RE: more info on a hopefully unsuccessful compromise
... >I'll jump in on the renaming the administrator account. ... >Administrator account is of little value (Well, ... I usually rename ... Since a TS logon is a "local" ...
(Incidents) - Re: Confused over Administrator User
... basic of security measures taken by any organization with a competent IT department is to rename the built-in Administrator account. ... I've never worked anywhere where this practice has not been followed, starting from the days of WinNT. ... I was thinking of the many home user cases I've seen where users have renamed the Administrator account and are using it as their personal login as contrasted to creating a new user when setting up the computer. ...
(microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics) - Re: Change Adminstrator Account
... Best Practice wrote: ... do they say rename the Administrator account in the Security Best ... Security by obscurity is very weak. ...
(microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs) - Re: changing Admin password
... where the administrator account is utilized in applications - mostly of the third party type. ... Renaming the Administrator account on the server ... For step-by-step instructions on how to rename the Administrator account by using the Group Policy Management Console, see To rename the Administrator account using the Group Policy Management Console. ... It affects many things you wouldn't suspect but if you must You do it in Active Directory> Users and Computers ...
(microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs) - Re: RWW Security was compromised.
... the dark side of this practice. ... You cannot always successfully change the Administrator account name ... goes on your chances of success decrease. ... > The real lesson here is use strong passwords. ...
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