Lost Admin Password

[Bob]

Are there any hacks I can use to retrieve or change a lost admin
password for a stand alone win2K server? I can still log on as a
power user, but admin is lost. If I have to re-install win2k I could
use some hints on doing that without losing the current configuration
for things like IIS.

Thanks,

 

[Steve]

Are there any hacks I can use to retrieve or change a lost admin
password for a stand alone win2K server? I can still log on as a
power user, but admin is lost. If I have to re-install win2k I could
use some hints on doing that without losing the current configuration
for things like IIS.

Thanks,

Try this:

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Are there any hacks I can use to retrieve or change a lost admin
password for a stand alone win2K server? I can still log on as a
power user, but admin is lost. If I have to re-install win2k I could
use some hints on doing that without losing the current configuration
for things like IIS.

Thanks,

After following Steve's advice, start planning ahead. A server
with a single admin account is a disaster waiting to happen . . .

 

[Bob]

After following Steve's advice, start planning ahead. A server
with a single admin account is a disaster waiting to happen . . .

Yeah, well we had several. Then a couple of months ago we decided
that it wasn't secure, so we pulled it back to one account. Bad
idea.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Yeah, well we had several. Then a couple of months ago we decided
that it wasn't secure, so we pulled it back to one account. Bad
idea.

I have followed the discussions in this group for several years.
There is usually at least one item each day relating to a password
issue. There has never ever been one about security issues
caused by having more than one admin account. I let you draw
your own conclusion.