Server Is A Domain Controller You Cannot Reset The Password On This Object

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Server is a domain controller you cannot reset the password on this object. Enter a new password twice. Note after you restart and verify that the password has been successfully reset you can restart the kerberos key distribution center kdc service and set its startup type back to automatic. Since nobody knows what was the local admin password prior making it a domain controller we want to know how we can reset it.

At a command prompt type the following command and then press enter. Netdom resetpwd server. To resolve this issue join the server to the domain and then configure the server to be a domain controller.

It uses the credential parameter to specify a user account that has permission to reset a computer password in the domain. After you join the server to the domain the active directory domain services ad ds wizard in server manager uses kerberos authentication instead of ntlm authentication to browse the ad ds forest. Jul 18 2016 1 minute read.

Use the following procedure to reset the computer account password of the dc. This will show you how to reset your domain administrator password when you have forgotten it. As soon as you un join from that domain the server will ask you to set the password for the local administrator.

Optionally you can uncheck the user must change password at next logon option if needed. Hi kmillsarcok how many dc do you have. I am working on reinstalling and need to re join the domain with the same computername but it already exists.

This command resets the computer password of the local computer by using the dc01 domain controller. Netdom help resetpwd use the syntax that this command provides for using the netdom command line tool to reset the computer account password for example. There is no local administrator on domain controller thus you can t reset the password for local administrator.