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Hi Guys<br />
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Our IT network was outsourced and now we have a dedicated staff . I want to change the domain administrator password for security reasons because the guys worked previously knew the password. I have not done this before.<br />
We use windows 2008 Active directory Domain in our network , exchange servers, sql servers.<br />
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Firstly where do i need to change the password. <br />
Secondly If i change the password, will there be any &nbsp;authentication issues in the network and other servers in the network.<br />
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Thanks<br />
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Please tell me if need to take any &nbsp;precautions before i change the password.<br />
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Any tutorials will be much appreciated
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Hi Guys

Our IT network was outsourced and now we have a dedicated staff . I want to change the domain administrator password for security reasons because the guys worked previously knew the password. I have not done this before.
We use windows 2008 Active directory Domain in our network , exchange servers, sql servers.

Firstly where do i need to change the password. 
Secondly If i change the password, will there be any  authentication issues in the network and other servers in the network.

Thanks


Please tell me if need to take any  precautions before i change the password.

Any tutorials will be much appreciated

how to change the domain\administrator Password

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