Thanks John I'll take a look at it -----Original Message----- From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: March 1, 2004 4:52 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Changing Administrator Password in Windows2000 server http://www.MSExchange.org/ Yes there is. I am sure Quest or NetIQ have something, amoung others. If there is something in the black area, even if I knew it, I would not recommend it, because stuff like that you never know what it could be doing in the background. Point is, it will not be cheap. John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: saleem [mailto:sroumald@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 1:32 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Changing Administrator Password in Windows2000 > server > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > Ok but is there other ways like a software which can detect all this > things ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: March 1, 2004 4:32 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Changing Administrator Password in > Windows2000 server > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > If it were only services, yes you can do that. > > My concern is there are items that are affected that are not as easily > found. > > SQL databases > Scheduled tasks > Registrations > Recovery Console > > John Tolmachoff > Engineer/Consultant/Owner > eServices For You > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: david [mailto:apba08@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 12:34 PM > > To: [ExchangeList] > > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Changing Administrator Password in > Windows2000 > > server > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > Dear Saleem, > > > > I'm not sat at a W2K server at present but I think that it is possible > to > > change the password manually. > > > > I agree with everything everyone else has said about setting the > > administrator password in an extremely secure way and only logging on > as > > "administrator" very occasionally but in my case I have inherited a > system > > where the only administrative ID was "Administrator". In my early days > of > > little experience I just tried to change it and it became clear very > > quickly > > that many other services could not then run, because they were > dependent > > upon the "administrator" ID and its password. > > > > I think that if you open up "services" from the control panel you can > go > > through each service that is running and examine the "start up" > > properties. > > I think that this also gives you the opportunity to change the > password. I > > haven't yet plucked up the courage to do this and would welcome advice > > from > > others as to whether or not my view is right. > > > > Sincerely > > > > David S. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: saleem [mailto:sroumald@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: 01 March 2004 18:43 > > To: [ExchangeList] > > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Changing Administrator Password in > Windows2000 > > server > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > Do you know any apps that can do the job ? please let me know > > > > Saleem > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: March 1, 2004 1:41 PM > > To: [ExchangeList] > > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Changing Administrator Password in > > Windows2000 server > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > Blast shields up, admonishment below. > > > > The administrator account should never be used except for emergency, > and > > should be a never changing un-expiring 15 character > > alpha-numeric-special > > password. > > > > If you change the password without the help of a 3rd party app, you > are > > likely to face humongous problems because if they are forcing you to > > change > > it, that means it is commonly used and everything is probably > installed > > with > > it. > > > > John Tolmachoff > > Engineer/Consultant/Owner > > eServices For You > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Saleem [mailto:sroumald@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:19 AM > > > To: [ExchangeList] > > > Subject: [exchangelist] Changing Administrator Password in > Windows2000 > > > server > > > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > I have 3 domians controller running windows2000 server sp4 , It is > > time > > > now to change the password of the administrator because i have been > > told > > > to do so . please i need you advice to get this done properly. 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