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My domain controller has crashed and I am locked out of the AD

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Old 29-07-2009
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My domain controller has crashed and I am locked out of the AD

Hello,
I have inherited an AD, The Domain Controllers has crashed and now I cannot get into it, I have tried the recovery console however I do not have the recovery password, this is a Test and Dev box so I If I can get in I can dcpromo it down to fix the problem. Can anyone help?


Windows 2003, on a VM.
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Re: My domain controller has crashed and I am locked out of the AD

This behavior may occur if a required dependency or operation fails. These include network connectivity, name resolution, authentication, Active Directory directory service replication, or the location of a critical object in Active Directory. Check this Microsoft guide for to solve the problem.
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