how do I logon to local admin on server 2003 doman

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Sher

Guest
Hi all,

Had a 2003 server crash. Got it backup but discovered I did not have local

password to use to do a chkdsk.

My question is now that the server is backup how do I logon as local

administrator to test my password. When I log off as domain administrator

the drop down box to logon does not have an option to logon as local admin.

It only shows my domain.

Do I need to restart the server and hit a function key or something? I just

wanted to test the local admin password so that next time I need it I will

know what it is.

Thanks in advance for any help on this.

Sher

 
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Paul Adare

Guest
On Mon, 19 May 2008 06:15:02 -0700, Sher wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Hi all,

> Had a 2003 server crash. Got it backup but discovered I did not have local

> password to use to do a chkdsk.</span>

First question is why do you assume that you need to be local administrator

to perform a chkdsk? Domain Admins, by default are local administrators.

Unless you've changed this behaviour then you don't need to log on as the

local admin to start a chkdsk.

<span style="color:blue">

> My question is now that the server is backup how do I logon as local

> administrator to test my password. When I log off as domain administrator

> the drop down box to logon does not have an option to logon as local admin.

> It only shows my domain.

> Do I need to restart the server and hit a function key or something? I just

> wanted to test the local admin password so that next time I need it I will

> know what it is.</span>

Are you sure this isn't a domain controller? If it is, there is no local

administrator.

--

Paul Adare

http://www.identit.ca

Any program that runs right is obsolete.

 
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Sher

Guest
Hi Paul,

Yes this is a domain controller and I have a 2000 server that is a domain

controller also. When the server crashed I called Dell support and the tech

walked me through the boot from cd and recovery mode. He wanted to do a

chkdsk but when you type in chkdsk it ask you for the local admin password.

I tried the domain admin password but it would not work. The Dell tech said

that the local admin and the domain admin as two different accounts and that

I needed the local to finish the testing.

Is this correct?

"Paul Adare" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> On Mon, 19 May 2008 06:15:02 -0700, Sher wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

> > Hi all,

> > Had a 2003 server crash. Got it backup but discovered I did not have local

> > password to use to do a chkdsk.</span>

>

> First question is why do you assume that you need to be local administrator

> to perform a chkdsk? Domain Admins, by default are local administrators.

> Unless you've changed this behaviour then you don't need to log on as the

> local admin to start a chkdsk.

> <span style="color:green">

> > My question is now that the server is backup how do I logon as local

> > administrator to test my password. When I log off as domain administrator

> > the drop down box to logon does not have an option to logon as local admin.

> > It only shows my domain.

> > Do I need to restart the server and hit a function key or something? I just

> > wanted to test the local admin password so that next time I need it I will

> > know what it is.</span>

>

> Are you sure this isn't a domain controller? If it is, there is no local

> administrator.

>

>

> --

> Paul Adare

> http://www.identit.ca

> Any program that runs right is obsolete.

> </span>

 
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Paul Adare

Guest
On Mon, 19 May 2008 06:41:00 -0700, Sher wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Yes this is a domain controller and I have a 2000 server that is a domain

> controller also. When the server crashed I called Dell support and the tech

> walked me through the boot from cd and recovery mode. He wanted to do a

> chkdsk but when you type in chkdsk it ask you for the local admin password.

> I tried the domain admin password but it would not work. The Dell tech said

> that the local admin and the domain admin as two different accounts and that

> I needed the local to finish the testing.

> Is this correct?</span>

There is no local admin account on a domain controller. There is a recovery

mode admin account, but that isn't the same thing. If you're domain admin

account is unable to run chkdsk then you've got serious problems with that

domain controller. Where are you typing in chkdsk and what is the exact

text of the message asking you for the admin password?

--

Paul Adare

http://www.identit.ca

Real time: Here and now, as opposed to fake time, which only occurs there

and then.

 
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Sher

Guest
Hi again Paul,

I was in the recovery mode options being guided by the Dell tech and it ask

for a password which he said was looking for the local admin password.

I don't remember setting up a recovery mode password either.

When would a recovery password have been setup.

I'm not even sure why the server crashed. The OS is on a raid 5 setup and

the OS is on a different logical drive than the data.

"Paul Adare" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> On Mon, 19 May 2008 06:41:00 -0700, Sher wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

> > Yes this is a domain controller and I have a 2000 server that is a domain

> > controller also. When the server crashed I called Dell support and the tech

> > walked me through the boot from cd and recovery mode. He wanted to do a

> > chkdsk but when you type in chkdsk it ask you for the local admin password.

> > I tried the domain admin password but it would not work. The Dell tech said

> > that the local admin and the domain admin as two different accounts and that

> > I needed the local to finish the testing.

> > Is this correct?</span>

>

> There is no local admin account on a domain controller. There is a recovery

> mode admin account, but that isn't the same thing. If you're domain admin

> account is unable to run chkdsk then you've got serious problems with that

> domain controller. Where are you typing in chkdsk and what is the exact

> text of the message asking you for the admin password?

>

> --

> Paul Adare

> http://www.identit.ca

> Real time: Here and now, as opposed to fake time, which only occurs there

> and then.

> </span>

 
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Kerry Brown

Guest
Do you have a good backup? Running chkdsk can sometimes do more harm than

good, especially if the problem is caused by faulty hardware. Before you go

any farther backup the system.

If you don't have the recovery mode administrator password you won't be able

to logon to the recovery console. There are ways to change this password

while booting from a linux boot device but this is a drastic measure that

can have other consequences. If you can boot into Windows run chkdsk, pick

Yes to the question about running on the next boot, then reboot the

computer. If you can't boot to Windows then post back with some more details

about what happens when you try to boot.

--

Kerry Brown

MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration

http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/

"Sher" <Sher@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:63D3AF32-06DF-47BC-932B-CEBBB6A15171@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> Hi Paul,

> Yes this is a domain controller and I have a 2000 server that is a domain

> controller also. When the server crashed I called Dell support and the

> tech

> walked me through the boot from cd and recovery mode. He wanted to do a

> chkdsk but when you type in chkdsk it ask you for the local admin

> password.

> I tried the domain admin password but it would not work. The Dell tech

> said

> that the local admin and the domain admin as two different accounts and

> that

> I needed the local to finish the testing.

> Is this correct?

>

> "Paul Adare" wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> On Mon, 19 May 2008 06:15:02 -0700, Sher wrote:

>><span style="color:darkred">

>> > Hi all,

>> > Had a 2003 server crash. Got it backup but discovered I did not have

>> > local

>> > password to use to do a chkdsk.</span>

>>

>> First question is why do you assume that you need to be local

>> administrator

>> to perform a chkdsk? Domain Admins, by default are local administrators.

>> Unless you've changed this behaviour then you don't need to log on as the

>> local admin to start a chkdsk.

>><span style="color:darkred">

>> > My question is now that the server is backup how do I logon as local

>> > administrator to test my password. When I log off as domain

>> > administrator

>> > the drop down box to logon does not have an option to logon as local

>> > admin.

>> > It only shows my domain.

>> > Do I need to restart the server and hit a function key or something? I

>> > just

>> > wanted to test the local admin password so that next time I need it I

>> > will

>> > know what it is.</span>

>>

>> Are you sure this isn't a domain controller? If it is, there is no local

>> administrator.

>>

>>

>> --

>> Paul Adare

>> http://www.identit.ca

>> Any program that runs right is obsolete.

>> </span></span>

 
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Paul Adare

Guest
On Mon, 19 May 2008 07:13:01 -0700, Sher wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Hi again Paul,

> I was in the recovery mode options being guided by the Dell tech and it ask

> for a password which he said was looking for the local admin password.

> I don't remember setting up a recovery mode password either.

> When would a recovery password have been setup.

> I'm not even sure why the server crashed. The OS is on a raid 5 setup and

> the OS is on a different logical drive than the data.</span>

You would have been prompted for the recovery mode password when you ran

dcpromo to create the domain controller in the first place.

--

Paul Adare

http://www.identit.ca

The determined programmer can write a FORTRAN program in any language.

 
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