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Admin password -Safe mode on WIN2000 Server

If I boot in true Safe Mode on a WIN 2000 server and it comes to the logon box, do I have to know the "local" Administrator password for that machine to logon locally?

I can't logon using network support to get to the domain Admin so I have to use regular safe mode.

What do I do other than using a utility to get the local admin password.

Fatal_Exception

You can logon as any user, but you will not have the Admin priveleges.. but you can try logging in as Domain Admin, with their credentials..

FE

Fatal_Exception

To get the admin password to a Server, it is a little tricky... There are utilities to do this using the LM hash database, but in W2K3 server, these are turned off by default... I believe... It is a more security consious system....

What are the indications of the problem...?? Will your server not boot into normal mode?

FUROG

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See this post:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20875937/WIN2000-running-business-server-2003-EMERGENCY-WILL-NOT-BOOT.html

Didn't want to ask 2 questions in the same post.

I can't boot to normal. The one time I got it to boot to Safe with no network support it brought me to the logon box.
From there I wasn't able to gain access with any domain logins and I don't know the Admin local login.

I need to get in to delete files to make space for the OS to boot.

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Fatal_Exception

Ok... ck my post on the other thread and see if we are getting anywhere..

FE

Fatal_Exception

Again... thanks and glad we could help..!!

FE