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

On 10/11/2010 10:39 AM, Scott Carnahan wrote:
> What users are listed under admin in groups? What groups are admin a member
> of?
>
> If I recall you should be able give another account full admin priv's and
> then modify the original admin account as needed.
>
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Howard [mailto:choward@indicium.us]
> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 10:33 AM
> To: aklug@aklug.org
> Subject: [aklug] Re: Windows question: this account is locked
>
> On 10/11/2010 10:30 AM, Christopher Howard wrote:
>> On 10/11/2010 10:09 AM, Kevin Miller wrote:
>>> Christopher Howard wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes and yes. Although, I should say I've never logged in /per se/
>>>> because the OS logs itself in automatically to the admin account and
>>>> launches some custom software.
>>>
>>> Another thing to try - go to "My Computer", Manage, and drill down to
>>> the Users folder. Right click on the Administrator account and it may
>>> be that the "Don't allow user to change password" (or something to that
>>> affect) box is checked.
>>>
>>> ...Kevin
>>
>> There does not seem to be any such option when I right click on the
>> account, or if I right click and select properties. However, an "Account
>> is locked out" box is checked.
>>
>> If I uncheck this box, and then I try to reset the password through the
>> "User Accounts" control in the Control Panel, Windows still does not let
>> me change the password (same error). Then, when I go back to the account
>> properties, I see the "Account is locked out" box is checked again.
>>
>> If I right-click on the account (From the Computer Management window) I
>> do see a "Set Password" option. However, if I click on it, it tells me
>> that information will be irreversibly lost and that I should not use
>> that method except as a last resort, which makes me afraid to proceed.
>> Is it okay to set the password that way?
>>
>
> Also, I tried creating a new Adminstrator account and setting the
> password from it. When I log into my new account, I go to User Accounts
> in the Control Panel, but I do not see the real Administrator account
> listed.
>

The new account I created is listed there.

-- 
Christopher Howard
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