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The reset computer account does not affect users - its the computer password - resetting it breaks the authenticaltion credentials
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The reset computer account does not affect users - its the computer password - resetting it breaks the authenticaltion credentials

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... i should add that if the computer account cannot be validated by the domain controller - then no-one will be able to access the domain from that computer until the trust is re-established - as decscribed above.
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... i should add that if the computer account cannot be validated by the domain controller - then no-one will be able to access the domain from that computer until the trust is re-established - as decscribed above.

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One more thing - with BackupExec 11d and the AD agent - you can restore/overwrite AD objects - this means that for users - you only need to reset the password - and re-enable the account...
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One more thing - with BackupExec 11d and the AD agent - you can restore/overwrite AD objects - this means that for users - you only need to reset the password - and re-enable the account...

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Hi,<br />
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What is Reset a Computer Account Password .<br />
How can we use this.And how is it useful.<br />
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Regards<br />
Sharath
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Hi,

What is Reset a Computer Account Password .
How can we use this.And how is it useful.

Regards
Sharath

Reset a Computer Account Password

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

The Microsoft Server topic includes all of the legacy versions of the operating system, including the Windows NT 3.1, NT 3.5, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 and Windows Home Server versions.