Reset Local admin password on 2003 machine if have ActiveDirectory admin password?

If I have a Active Directory admin account, how can I reset the
password of the local administrator on the Server 2003 machine?

Thanks

Hello,

If the machine is a Domain Controller, I don't you can do this. If the
machine is a member server, logon to the server using machine account and
right click my computer, select manage, local users and groups,

Isaac

<ghurty@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> If I have a Active Directory admin account, how can I reset the
> password of the local administrator on the Server 2003 machine?
>
> Thanks

Howdie!

ghurty@gmail.com wrote:
> If I have a Active Directory admin account, how can I reset the
> password of the local administrator on the Server 2003 machine?

On what Server 2003 machine? On the DC directory? That can be done using
ntdsutil. It isn't actually a "local" administrator but the Directory
Services Restore Mode-Administrator.

Cheers,
Florian
--
Microsoft MVP - Group Policy
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On Apr 7, 2:28*am, "Florian Frommherz [MVP]"
<flor...@frickelsoft.DELETETHIS.net> wrote:
> Howdie!
>
> ghu...@gmail.com wrote:
> > If I have a Active Directory admin account, how can I reset the
> > password of the local administrator on the Server 2003 machine?
>
> On what Server 2003 machine? On the DC directory? That can be done using
> ntdsutil. It isn't actually a "local" administrator but the Directory
> Services Restore Mode-Administrator.
>
> Cheers,
> Florian
> --
> Microsoft MVP - Group Policy
> eMail: prename [at] frickelsoft [dot] net.
> blog:http://www.frickelsoft.net/blog.
> Maillist (german):http://frickelsoft.net/cms/index.php?page=mailingliste

Thank you,
Yes it is A DC, but when I try I get the following error:
NTDSUTIL
set DSRM Password
Reset DSRM Administrator Password:
Error 80070057 parsing input - illegal syntax
Reset DSRM Administrator Password:

Hello ghurty@gmail.com,

If the server is a domain controller, you have not a "real" local administrator.
You can reset the password on the account used for Active directory restore
mode with ntdsutil according to this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322672

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> If I have a Active Directory admin account, how can I reset the
> password of the local administrator on the Server 2003 machine?
>
> Thanks
>

Hello ghurty@gmail.com,

You have to use "reset password on server null"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322672

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> On Apr 7, 2:28 am, "Florian Frommherz [MVP]"
> <flor...@frickelsoft.DELETETHIS.net> wrote:
>> Howdie!
>>
>> ghu...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> If I have a Active Directory admin account, how can I reset the
>>> password of the local administrator on the Server 2003 machine?
>>>
>> On what Server 2003 machine? On the DC directory? That can be done
>> using ntdsutil. It isn't actually a "local" administrator but the
>> Directory Services Restore Mode-Administrator.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Florian
>> --
>> Microsoft MVP - Group Policy
>> eMail: prename [at] frickelsoft [dot] net.
>> blog:http://www.frickelsoft.net/blog.
>> Maillist
>> (german):http://frickelsoft.net/cms/index.php?page=mailingliste
> Thank you,
> Yes it is A DC, but when I try I get the following error:
> NTDSUTIL
> set DSRM Password
> Reset DSRM Administrator Password:
> Error 80070057 parsing input - illegal syntax
> Reset DSRM Administrator Password:

Thank you, it worked.

Where is a good place for me to read up about all these extra
utilities. As far as I know, this is not covered in MCSE.

Thanks


On Apr 7, 3:13*am, Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>
wrote:
> Hello ghu...@gmail.com,
>
> You have to use "reset password on server null"
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322672
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
> > On Apr 7, 2:28 am, "Florian Frommherz [MVP]"
> > <flor...@frickelsoft.DELETETHIS.net> wrote:
> >> Howdie!
>
> >> ghu...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >>> If I have a Active Directory admin account, how can I reset the
> >>> password of the local administrator on the Server 2003 machine?
>
> >> On what Server 2003 machine? On the DC directory? That can be done
> >> using ntdsutil. It isn't actually a "local" administrator but the
> >> Directory Services Restore Mode-Administrator.
>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Florian
> >> --
> >> Microsoft MVP - Group Policy
> >> eMail: prename [at] frickelsoft [dot] net.
> >> blog:http://www.frickelsoft.net/blog.
> >> Maillist
> >> (german):http://frickelsoft.net/cms/index.php?page=mailingliste
> > Thank you,
> > Yes it is A DC, but when I try I get the following error:
> > NTDSUTIL
> > set DSRM Password
> > Reset DSRM Administrator Password:
> > Error 80070057 parsing input - illegal syntax
> > Reset DSRM Administrator Password:

Howdie!

<ghurty@gmail.com> wrote:
> Where is a good place for me to read up about all these extra
> utilities. As far as I know, this is not covered in MCSE.

There are a lot of things that aren't covered in that MCSE certification ;-)
Most of those things are covered by TechNet whitepapers and sites. You get
to read them one by one when running into issues. TechNet is a good resource
for things like that - as are technical blogs.

Cheers,
Floriain
--
Microsoft MVP - Group Policy
eMail: prename [at] frickelsoft [dot] net.
blog: http://www.frickelsoft.net/blog.
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Hello ghurty@gmail.com,

you will not find a list with all tools available. Technet is a good resource
and most of the time if you have problems you can find help here or search
google.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Thank you, it worked.
>
> Where is a good place for me to read up about all these extra
> utilities. As far as I know, this is not covered in MCSE.
>
> Thanks
>
> On Apr 7, 3:13 am, Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello ghu...@gmail.com,
>>
>> You have to use "reset password on server null"
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322672
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> On Apr 7, 2:28 am, "Florian Frommherz [MVP]"
>>> <flor...@frickelsoft.DELETETHIS.net> wrote:
>>>> Howdie!
>>>>
>>>> ghu...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If I have a Active Directory admin account, how can I reset the
>>>>> password of the local administrator on the Server 2003 machine?
>>>>>
>>>> On what Server 2003 machine? On the DC directory? That can be done
>>>> using ntdsutil. It isn't actually a "local" administrator but the
>>>> Directory Services Restore Mode-Administrator.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Florian
>>>> --
>>>> Microsoft MVP - Group Policy
>>>> eMail: prename [at] frickelsoft [dot] net.
>>>> blog:http://www.frickelsoft.net/blog.
>>>> Maillist
>>>> (german):http://frickelsoft.net/cms/index.php?page=mailingliste
>>> Thank you,
>>> Yes it is A DC, but when I try I get the following error:
>>> NTDSUTIL
>>> set DSRM Password
>>> Reset DSRM Administrator Password:
>>> Error 80070057 parsing input - illegal syntax
>>> Reset DSRM Administrator Password: