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EFS is enabled by default but not turned on by default.<br />
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EFS is enabled by default but not turned on by default.

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so you are saying that it should not a problem if I wipe out the administrator password if the old person did not turn on efs on any folder correct
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so you are saying that it should not a problem if I wipe out the administrator password if the old person did not turn on efs on any folder correct

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I was wondering on a windows 2003 member server is efs enabled on any folders with the administrator account. &nbsp;I have to wipe a password on a server for a client because the person that worked on it before did not tell them the password when he left. &nbsp;They need to gain access to the administrator account now. &nbsp;All I have seen when talking about wiping the password is that it can affect access to any efs encrypted folders so if someone knows that would be great.
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I was wondering on a windows 2003 member server is efs enabled on any folders with the administrator account.  I have to wipe a password on a server for a client because the person that worked on it before did not tell them the password when he left.  They need to gain access to the administrator account now.  All I have seen when talking about wiping the password is that it can affect access to any efs encrypted folders so if someone knows that would be great.

is efs enabled by default

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

Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it. In an encryption scheme, the intended communication information or message, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted. For technical reasons, an encryption scheme usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm. An authorized recipient can easily decrypt the message with the key provided by the originator to recipients, but not to unauthorized interceptors.

Encryption

Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. For large systems, the operating system makes sure that different programs and users running at the same time do not interfere with each other. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system. Operating systems provide a software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run.