problem with restoring systemstate data on windows 2000 server

[Jan Vermeulen]

hello,

i want to restore a systemstate on a windows 2000 server through the
directory service restore mode.
my problem is in that i cannot login in this mode because of my
administrator password is not accepted.

it seems that this mode is using an old sam database that was used before
the dcpromo.
stupid as i am i forgot the password an username so i can not restore a shit
now.

please help!

thanks in advance,
Jan Vermeulen

i crosspost this message to be sure i got some answers because of a
deadline. excuse!

 

[Jerold Schulman]

hello,

i want to restore a systemstate on a windows 2000 server through the
directory service restore mode.
my problem is in that i cannot login in this mode because of my
administrator password is not accepted.

it seems that this mode is using an old sam database that was used before
the dcpromo.
stupid as i am i forgot the password an username so i can not restore a shit
now.

please help!

thanks in advance,
Jan Vermeulen

i crosspost this message to be sure i got some answers because of a
deadline. excuse!

Reset it with tip 1984 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[Jan Vermeulen]

I just fixed the problem!!!

active directory restore mode password can be resetted through the
setpwd.exe utilitie.

for the ppl who are interested :


A. In Windows 2000 Server, you used to have to boot the computer whose
password you wanted to change in Directory Restore mode, then use either the
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Local User and Groups snap-in or the
command

net user administrator *to change the Administrator password. Win2K Server
Service Pack 2 (SP2) introduced the Setpwd utility, which lets you reset the
Directory Service Restore Mode password without having to reboot the
computer. (Microsoft refreshed Setpwd in SP4 to improve the utility's
scripting options.)

In Windows Server 2003, you use the Ntdsutil utility to modify the Directory
Service Restore Mode Administrator password. To do so, follow these steps:

1.. Start Ntdsutil (click Start, Run; enter cmd.exe; then enter
ntdsutil.exe).
2.. Start the Directory Service Restore Mode Administrator password-reset
utility by entering the argument "set dsrm password" at the ntdsutil prompt:
ntdsutil: set dsrm password3.. Run the Reset Password command, passing the
name of the server on which to change the password, or use the null argument
to specify the local machine. For example, to reset the password on server
thanos, enter the following argument at the Reset DSRM Administrator
Password prompt:
Reset DSRM Administrator Password: reset password on server thanosTo reset
the password on the local machine, specify null as the server name:
Reset DSRM Administrator Password: reset password on server null4.. You'll
be prompted twice to enter the new password. You'll see the following
messages:
Please type password for DS Restore Mode Administrator Account:
Please confirm new password:
Password has been set successfully.5.. Exit the password-reset utility by
typing "quit" at the following prompts:
Reset DSRM Administrator Password: quit
ntdsutil: quit