With the domain administrador password I can't change the local administrator password of a client X

Hello,

I have SBS (the old version with Windows NT2000).

I need to add a WXP client computer to a new domain due to a migration
process. However, I need the local administrator password of this particular
computer
and I don't have it.

The question is: If I log into the XP computer as a domain administrator, it
doesn't let me to change/reset the local administrator password (it says
that I don't have permisions to do that but I should !)

I have tried in other computer of the same network and I can do it with out
any problem.

What can I do ???

Thanks a lot,

Carlos.

 

If you can logon as the domain admin you should be able to join the XP Pro
machine as such. Have you tried that?

Dirk-Thomas

 

Hello Dirk,

Yes, I have tried. from the server I try to add the computer and it says
that I don't have permision, and as I said, If I log with domain
administrator into that computer, I can not change the local administrator
password neither removing the computer from the current domain to join the
new one.

Any idea ?

Thanks a lot,

Charles.

 

I meant, you said you could logo into the local XP Pro machine as the domain
administrator. If so try joining the domain from the said XP Pro machine. It
will ask for the Domain administrator name and password.

Dirk-Thomas

 

Thanks Dirk. We will try it today in our customer. I hope it works.

However, do you now why we can't change the local password administrator
when logged as a domain administrator in that PC ?

Thanks a lot,

Charles.

 

Dirk,

Definetly, we can not do that. When we log in that XP as a domain
administrator, the posibilities of removing/adding the computer to a domain,
are disabled !!

Any idea ?

 

This is an XP Pro NOT XP Home machine?

Dirk-Thomas

 

Hi there

In order to join a computer to a domain the user that is logged on to the
computer must have local administrative rights. So you are right, you do
need the local administrator password, or the username and password of a
local administrative account.
If you don't have the password you are only left with 2 options:
1.) Re-Install Windows and remeber the local adminstrator password
2.) Find a "Password crack" utility. they are out there, but for security
reasons I rather not get involved or post a link.

Have Fun

 

Yes. This is an XP Pro.

I don't think is true what it says Peter Schüler. In other computers in the
network, I have done it with out any problem. There is something wrong with
this particular computer but I don't know what it is.

Any other idea ?

 

To confirm, you can't logon to the XP Pro machine as the domain
administrator then go to control panel, administrative tools, computer
management, expand local users and groups, click users, rt pane, rt click
Administrator, click set password and ignore the warning doing so?

Dirk-Thomas

 

Hello Dirk,

When we do that (logging as a domain administrator), when we set the new
password for the local administrator, we get an "Access denied".

Any idea ?

 

Hmm, not sure but may be some group policy locally that's hashed. Bottom
line without the local admin password you may have a problem now. Have you
tried no password, blank? Any chance the last IT or user knows it? The time
lost and effort at this point would lead me to have flattened the machine
and clean installed XP Pro...... (Documenting the local Administrator
Password this time of course"

Their are some password recovery software apps out there but I have never
used them and as such am not familiar with them. Maybe someone else can
recommend a different scenario.

Sorry

Dirk-Thomas

 

Dirk,

When a computer is joined to a domain, the Domain Admins group is entered
into the Administrators group on the local machine. This group can be
removed, and that sounds like what has happened here.
If you know the password of another user with admin rights, you can log
onto the local machine and add the domain admins back to the local admin
group.
If this isn't possible, a reinstall is in your future unfortunately.
Thanks and good luck!


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