change DS Restore password

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I nned to change the DS restore password on two W2K AD DC's. I have searched
the KB and found articles that seem good but am confused on aspects of the DS
restore versus offline SAM password.


Thnak You
Brett S.

 

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From th reading I have done - it seemed as though there were two passwords -
one for the ofline sam and one for ds restore - are thay the same password?

"Brett S." wrote:

> I nned to change the DS restore password on two W2K AD DC's. I have searched
> the KB and found articles that seem good but am confused on aspects of the DS
> restore versus offline SAM password.
>
>
> Thnak You
> Brett S.

 

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The DS restore mode password can be changed using SETPWD:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239803

This password is kept in SAM. What is so confusing?


HTH,

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"Brett S." <BrettS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I nned to change the DS restore password on two W2K AD DC's. I have
>searched
> the KB and found articles that seem good but am confused on aspects of the
> DS
> restore versus offline SAM password.
>
>
> Thnak You
> Brett S.

 

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yeap. it's the same password


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"Brett S." <BrettS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> From th reading I have done - it seemed as though there were two
> passwords -
> one for the ofline sam and one for ds restore - are thay the same
> password?
>
> "Brett S." wrote:
>
>> I nned to change the DS restore password on two W2K AD DC's. I have
>> searched
>> the KB and found articles that seem good but am confused on aspects of
>> the DS
>> restore versus offline SAM password.
>>
>>
>> Thnak You
>> Brett S.

 

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Yes. Basically, Windows keeps a cut-down version of the SAM on each DC that
only holds the DS restore mode administrator account. In the context of
this user, the terms SAM and DS mode user/ password are usually synonymous.

When you load in DSRM you are not loading the AD (offline mode) therefore
Windows loads the SAM instead.


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"Brett S." <BrettS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:95A5D0E7-F87A-479D-BDF9-3F3284B1E47E@microsoft.com...
From th reading I have done - it seemed as though there were two passwords -
one for the ofline sam and one for ds restore - are thay the same password?

"Brett S." wrote:

> I nned to change the DS restore password on two W2K AD DC's. I have
> searched
> the KB and found articles that seem good but am confused on aspects of the
> DS
> restore versus offline SAM password.
>
>
> Thnak You
> Brett S.