Password forgot

[Gaurav]

Dear friends,

I am handing windows 2003 servers with SAP application
&
in Workgroup.


there is one server in which i forget administrator password & that
does not have any other user in administrative group.


1. so what to do in this condition?


2. in future in other server if i face this problem then what to do
for precautious?


3. What windows [ microsoft ] official suggest in this condition?


thanx in advance


gaurav

 

[Ryan Hanisco]

Gaurav,

This seems to be a production server... Especially with SAP, this means
that you don't want any half-measures or anything that jeopardizes your
business. That being said, you need to consider whether this is a server you
need where another box can pick up for it, or whether there is data on it
that you truly need. Unless you come up with the password, consider the box
dead and the only remaining options are simply to get data off of it.

To answer your questions by number:
1. If you don't have this machine on a domain, then your only option is to
crack it, otherwise you'd be logging in with a domain admin account.
Cracking it usually involves loading a LINUX shell from a disk, CD, or USB
drive and resetting the local account passwords. Once this is done, the
machine should be considered tainted for an enterprise role and should be
formatted and rebuilt once you have the data off of it. You can find dozens
of links to these tools through a google search by looking for "Windows
Password Recovery".

2. The precaution is to not lose your password. Security credentials are
there for a reason and making it easier to recover would weaken the platform.
Being part of a domain gives you other administrator accounts to use if you
lose one, but losing a credential is losing the credential.

3. Don't lose your password.

Sorry for being so blunt, but this is central to keeping your enterprise
secure.
--
Ryan Hanisco
MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+
Chicago, IL

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"Gaurav" wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> I am handing windows 2003 servers with SAP application
> &
> in Workgroup.
>
>
> there is one server in which i forget administrator password & that
> does not have any other user in administrative group.
>
>
> 1. so what to do in this condition?
>
>
> 2. in future in other server if i face this problem then what to do
> for precautious?
>
>
> 3. What windows [ microsoft ] official suggest in this condition?
>
>
> thanx in advance
>
>
> gaurav
>
>