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

Christopher Howard wrote:
>
> 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.

Hmmm. Which version of XP? Home or Pro? Each behaves differently.
Further, they'll also put up different options depending on whether
you're logging in locally or domain.

> 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?

Not sure. I'd hazard a guess that it's one of those generic warnings
where if you change the account while it's active it might cause a
program to lose access to whatever it's doing. I.e., it's probably safe
to do it, and the lawyers are just covering their butts, but I don't
really know.

Is the system backed up? Maybe dd the disk so you have a fallback?

These are the things that make me love Linux!

...Kevin

-- 
Kevin Miller
Juneau, Alaska
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
In a recent poll, seven out of ten hard drives preferred Linux.
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