Change the administrator password?

[Scruby]

We need to change the administrator password. Is their any unforeseen problem that are going to come up?

 

[karmic]

Biggest thing to look at is your services.
If they all log in as service, you should be ok. The occasional time you have to log a service in as administrator.

Other than that, don't lose the password.

~ K.I.S.S - Don't make it any more complex than it has to be ~

 

[Scruby]

What would be the best way to check how all the services on a server are logging on, other then obvious way Services>properties>log on?

Thank you, Scruby

 

[karmic]

yep... don't think anything else should interfere with a changed admin password. Sometimes you gotta go by the seat of your pants. Change the password, reboot and check the event for any errors.

Good luck with it.

~ K.I.S.S - Don't make it any more complex than it has to be ~

 

[Mark2K]

If I remember right, in NT4 you have to make sure you are logged off each server for the password to change. I assume this may also be the case for 2000

Mark

 

[dput]

I don't believe that is true with W2K and active directory.

Dan