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Change administrator password

Discussion in 'Windows Home Server' started by Scott, Oct 3, 2009.

  1. Scott

    Scott Guest

    We have two Windows 2003 standard servers that both use the same password.
    Can someone advise me how to change the password and is it possible to use
    different password?

    Thanks,

    Scott
     
    Scott, Oct 3, 2009
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  3. Pegasus [MVP]

    Pegasus [MVP] Guest

    "Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
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    > We have two Windows 2003 standard servers that both use the same password.
    > Can someone advise me how to change the password and is it possible to use
    > different password?
    >
    > Thanks,
    >
    > Scott<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Click Start / Help, then look for help on "Password".
     
    Pegasus [MVP], Oct 3, 2009
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  4. Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]

    Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] Guest

    Hello Scott,

    Do you talk about standalone servers local administrator or do you mean domain
    controllers where the administrator of the domain is meant?

    Local administrator accounts you can change to different passwords. The domain
    administrator account can only use one password but works on all domain machines.

    Keep in mind if you change the administrator password, doesn't matter domain
    or local, that when this account is used for example under services or in
    applications, that you have to change the password at any place where it
    was used.

    Best regards

    Meinolf Weber
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    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > We have two Windows 2003 standard servers that both use the same
    > password. Can someone advise me how to change the password and is it
    > possible to use different password?
    >
    > Thanks,
    >
    > Scott
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS], Oct 3, 2009
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  5. DaveMills

    DaveMills Guest

    On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:21:33 +0800, "Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >We have two Windows 2003 standard servers that both use the same password.
    >Can someone advise me how to change the password and is it possible to use
    >different password?
    >
    >Thanks,
    >
    >Scott <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    "Users" have passwords, do you mean how to change the user password. While a PC
    has a password it uses to authenticate with the DC it is constantly being
    changed so you would not know what it is.

    Please be more specific.
    --
    Dave Mills
    There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.
     
    DaveMills, Oct 3, 2009
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