{"id":1526,"date":"2012-11-03T08:47:47","date_gmt":"2012-11-03T08:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=1526"},"modified":"2012-11-03T08:52:24","modified_gmt":"2012-11-03T08:52:24","slug":"how-to-reset-lost-domain-admin-password-in-windows-server-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-lost-domain-admin-password-in-windows-server-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Lost Domain Admin Password in Windows Server 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my previous post I’ve shown you how to install Active Directory in Windows Server 2012<\/a>. During the procedure of promoting your server to a domain controller, you’ll be prompted to set a strong password for the administrator account in case the password is blank. What to do if you forgot the domain administrator password after installation?<\/p>\n

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As system\/network administrator, you are usually confronted with the problem of forgetting domain admin password. Even if you don’t have to reset a password now, you should get acquainted with this issue. In this tutorial we’ll show you the easiest way to reset a lost domain administrator password in Windows Server 2012.<\/p>\n

How to Reset Lost Domain Admin Password in Windows Server 2012?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Download and install\u00a0Password Recovery Bundle<\/a>\u00a0on another computer that you can log in.<\/li>\n
  2. Prepare a blank CD and insert it into the computer.<\/li>\n
  3. Launch Password Recovery Bundle and click on\u00a0Windows Password<\/strong>\u00a0button, it will display the ISO burning dialog.
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  4. Choose the CD you\u2019ve plugged in and then click on\u00a0Start Burn<\/strong>\u00a0button to create a Live CD.<\/li>\n
  5. After you have the Live CD, put it into the CD drive of your locked server PC whose password you want to reset.<\/li>\n
  6. Turn on the server and have it boot from the Live CD. You may need to go into BIOS and set CD\/DVD as the first boot device.<\/li>\n
  7. After booting from the Live CD, it will load the Windows PE operating system inside the Live CD and start the\u00a0Reset Windows Password<\/a>\u00a0program.
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  8. Choose the Active Directory NTDS.dit database, it will display a list of domain user accounts inside the NTDS.dit database.<\/li>\n
  9. Choose the administrator account from the list, then click on\u00a0Reset Password<\/strong>\u00a0button, the program will replace the forgotten\/unknown administrator password with the new password: Password123.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Reject the Live CD and restart the server. You can then log in to the domain administrator account with the new password. It’s so easy to reset a lost domain admin password in Windows Server 2012!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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