Re: SBS 2003 Admin Password Reset

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP] wrote:
The Petri "Forgot the Administrator's Password" is for local administator
passwords but looks like it links to another page:

Forgot the Administrator's Password? - Reset Domain Admin Password in
Windows Server 2003 AD
http://www.petri.co.il/reset_domain_admin_password_in_windows_server_2003_ad.htm

which explains how to first reset the local administrator account password,
then log onto Directory Service Restore Mode (using that new local
administrator password) to install SRVANY and INSTSRV to reset the domain
admin password.

Haven't tried it but it looks interesting. ;-)


This is what was going to try this but thats when I found that SBS
doesnt use the Local Admin Account. So Im still not able to gain access

David

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