Change administrator password

[Scott]

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

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

"Scott" 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

Click Start / Help, then look for help on "Password".

 

[Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]]

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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> 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
>

 

[DaveMills]

On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:21:33 +0800, "Scott" wrote:

>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

"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.
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Dave Mills
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