[aklug] Re: Windows question: this account is locked

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From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org] On Behalf
Of Kevin Miller Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 9:42 AM
Cc: Alaska Linux Users Group
Subject: [aklug] Re: Windows question: this account is locked

> Christopher Howard wrote:
>> Hate to ask Windows questions on a LUG, but it's kind of an emergency
>> and all the Windows techies are out on vacation. I need to change the
>> password on a Windows XP box. (It's part of a larger system that must
>> have sync'd passwords on all boxes.)
>>=20
>> The account I need to change is the only Administrator account on the
>> system. I tried to change it last Friday: Windows let me go through
>> the entire password change procedure, even up to entering the new
>> password twice. But then it tells me "Windows cannot change this
>> password because the account is locked." (Or something fairly close
>> to that.)=20
>>=20
>> I thought maybe the wrong password had been entered too many times,
>> and that the account was on some kind of timed lock-out. However, I
>> left it alone the entire week-end and today I still cannot change
>> the password. (Same error.)=20
>>=20
>> I have been looking through the registry (the system automatically
>> logs into this account on startup) but I am not sure how to edit the
>> reg. to allow me to change the password on the account.

If you can reboot, and you have physical access, try this Linux solution: =
=20

http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

Our local admin passwords are usually synchronized, but every so often we s=
ee one that is different. The ntpasswd boot CD is my quick & easy solution=
.

James Z=
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Received on Mon Oct 11 09:57:13 2010