Thanks for the solution. The account unlocked itself after some time.
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Browse All TopicsThe admin account for the symantec management console is locked out. I tried after 15 minutes and still having the same problem. It happened when one of my coworkers tried the wrong password more than three times. Any suggesstions?
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by: DartPCPosted on 2008-07-23 at 06:50:38ID: 22069272
Dont know if you tried this or not, but I found this on symantecs forums: m/syment/b oard/messa ge? board.i d=endpoint _protectio n11&messag e.id=12162
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https://forums.symantec.co
You can reset the account and password back to the defaults by reviewing the reset_pass.pdf file (steps below) located at \Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager\Tools
Note: If you change the admin account name to something other than admin and then subsequently run resetpass.bat, it changes the account name back to admin.
To use Resetpass.bat:
1. Open Windows Explorer on the computer where you run Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.
2. Change directory to the <Drive>:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager\Tools folder.
3. Double-click the Resetpass.bat executable file. The password is reset to the default password.
4. Be sure to change the password immediately.
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