how do I logon to local admin on server 2003 doman

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Sher

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

> Hi all,
> Had a 2003 server crash. Got it backup but discovered I did not have local
> password to use to do a chkdsk.

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.

> 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.

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Any program that runs right is obsolete.
 
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:

> On Mon, 19 May 2008 06:15:02 -0700, Sher wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > Had a 2003 server crash. Got it backup but discovered I did not have local
> > password to use to do a chkdsk.
>
> 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.
>
> > 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.
>
> 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.
>
 
On Mon, 19 May 2008 06:41:00 -0700, Sher wrote:

> 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?

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.
 
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:

> On Mon, 19 May 2008 06:41:00 -0700, Sher wrote:
>
> > 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?
>
> 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.
>
 
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" wrote in message
news:63D3AF32-06DF-47BC-932B-CEBBB6A15171@microsoft.com...
> 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:
>
>> On Mon, 19 May 2008 06:15:02 -0700, Sher wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> > Had a 2003 server crash. Got it backup but discovered I did not have
>> > local
>> > password to use to do a chkdsk.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> > 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
 
On Mon, 19 May 2008 07:13:01 -0700, Sher wrote:

> 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.

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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