Questions tagged [password-reset]
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Change Microsoft Account to Local Account from Administrator Account
My apologies if this should be posted elsewhere. I've searched around and cannot find an answer, and have found a few places that it seems appropriate to ask, and this is one of them. Let me know if ...
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reset password win server 2012
I have windows server 2012 R2 in front of me and I just can log into the server from an account that is NOT the administrator. I don't have any domain running on the server and the server is mostly ...
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.SQL Server 2012 - sa password unaccessible
Just installed Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and Microsoft Server Management Studio on computer and am trying to connect databases to the server. The server was set up with Windows Authentication, but ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 - allow more time to reset password
Good morning everyone!
I apologize if this has been asked - I have tried searching every where I can think of, to include the search bar here on serverfault.
I work as an IT technician at a high ...
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Windows Server: Stopped Services - Logon Failure
I've installed SQL Server and Apache2.4 on Windows Server 2012 R2. I need assign an Active Directory user account (with privileges) to these services for a remote communication with other applications....
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Proware SB-2124-G1A3 password reset
We have been using the Proware SB-2124-G1A3 device for more than 10 years. But now we have discovered that the administrator password is irretrievably lost. The official documentation describes ...
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Red Hat 7 reset password asks for for Root password
I am trying to reset the root password on a rhel 7 machine
Following one of the many articles online
I first hit 'e' to get into edit mode
However after I do that is asks for a username and password?
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Windows 10 - Shell commands for CTRL+Alt+Del not working
We have an icon with a target path of "explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}" which pulls up Windows Security window in order for users to select change password from ...
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I've locked down my server! `Login Incorrect` messaeg in Centos 7.4 and password reset not working
I have centos 7.4.1708 on VMWARE.
In order to remove constraints for password length and disable dictionary checking I did some change in 2 OS files i.e. /etc/security/pwquality.conf and /etc/pam.d/...
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reset password on allied telesis 8000s
I have around 10 of these switches. I should reset the passwords on these. I can't find a solution for this. The company told me to do it via the bootloader, but I don't have access on it. Is there ...
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Unable to change the password for normal user : getting message "Sorry"
I'm trying to change the password for one of the user names called "test1". When I tried it didn't asked me to update the new password it just errored saying "Sorry".
$ passwd
Changing password for ...
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Need to rest jboss admin password (no add-user.sh)
I need to access the JBoss AS Administration Console:
myserver101:11090/admin-console
mserver101 is a RHEL virtual server
However I do not have the username/password credentials. I have tried the ...
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iPhone Email Does Not Update After Active Directory Password Change
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End user is traveling. Uses a laptop, Windows 7 Professional in an active directory environment. Changed their AD Password via VPN. This worked just fine.
Business Email is via Office365. ...
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HP Proliant MicroServer locked up?
This is my first time on Serverfault, so be gentle :)
My boss bought a Second-hand MicroServer, loaded with Windows Server 2003 R2, from a business that went bust very recently. Now, he wants to add ...
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How to gain access to a local user profile linked to a Microsoft account?
Inspired by this question, but without all the clutter about bad coding practices.
On Windows 8 and later systems, you can log in using three types of accounts:
Local user account
Domain user ...
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dell poweredge 1850 drac 4 reset
I am having trouble resetting the drac credentials on a dell poweredge 1850. The drac being used is a drac 4/p. I have loaded windows and tried to run racadm racresetcfg from the dell drac tools but ...
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access preboot menu sun x4170
I bought a second hand sun x4170 and need to reset the ilom password. I get output to serial console, but can't access the preboot menu as described by oracle. (by pressing the locate button) Can ...
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reset aspnet machince account password
Our small Windows Active Directory domain is undergoing a security review by our grandparent company. I am the Domain Administrator of this domain of about 25 Win2K3, Win2K8, Enterprise & ...
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Backup and Reset Windows VPS password
We do have an option like "Password Reset disk" for desktops. I like to know is there any similar option available for Windows VPS other than contacting the service provider control panel?
I like to ...
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Need specific pw reset restriction in Active Directory
So right now anyone in our help desk can reset the AD password to any account, including domain admins. How can I make it so that they can rest passwords for standard users, but only sysadmins can ...
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ESXi Password recovery
I got an issue regarding lost ESXi lost password. I tried a method to reset it using linux by modifying a shadow file but still I cannot login (I created a test server and tried this method it was ...
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Active directory 2012 password policy
I have a windows server 2012 R2 active directory environment running in my office. I have a primary domain and a child domain. Both the domains have password complexity enabled. Active directory ...