Re-Enabling Local Administrators Account

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Okay, this one must get asked three times a month, but I'm not finding a
ready answer. We disabled the local administrator account through group
policy on a computer. We then unfortunately disjoined that computer from a
domain at the domain controller. The computer cannot be logged into by any
administrator: it's not in the domain any more, and the local administrator
is disabled. How do I re-enable the local administrator account?

I have an ERD Commander 2005 boot disk. I thought the LockSmith program on
that CD was supposed to have a checkbox to re-enable the administrator's
account, but I don't find it. Instead, LockSmith just changes the
password of the account. It's not the password I need to change.

Is there a registry setting that would correspond to disabling this account?
What are some valid approaches to re-enabling this account? I realize I
can boot in safe mode, but what good is that going to do me?

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Will
 
RE: Re-Enabling Local Administrators Account

Hello Will,

Thanks for posting. Please use the tool listed be which is
completely free and has an option to enable the disabled accounts.

http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Thanks
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"Will" wrote:

> Okay, this one must get asked three times a month, but I'm not finding a
> ready answer. We disabled the local administrator account through group
> policy on a computer. We then unfortunately disjoined that computer from a
> domain at the domain controller. The computer cannot be logged into by any
> administrator: it's not in the domain any more, and the local administrator
> is disabled. How do I re-enable the local administrator account?
>
> I have an ERD Commander 2005 boot disk. I thought the LockSmith program on
> that CD was supposed to have a checkbox to re-enable the administrator's
> account, but I don't find it. Instead, LockSmith just changes the
> password of the account. It's not the password I need to change.
>
> Is there a registry setting that would correspond to disabling this account?
> What are some valid approaches to re-enabling this account? I realize I
> can boot in safe mode, but what good is that going to do me?
>
> --
> Will
>
>
>
 
Re: Re-Enabling Local Administrators Account

"Syed Khairuddin" <syed@cigalah.com.sa> wrote in message
news:8EC86C66-D0AA-42AF-A356-E047D8C8E8C2@microsoft.com...
> Hello Will,
>
> Thanks for posting. Please use the tool listed be which is
> completely free and has an option to enable the disabled accounts.
>
> http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/

I would really rather stay with commercial off-the-shelf software if at all
possible.

--
Will


> "Will" wrote:
>
>> Okay, this one must get asked three times a month, but I'm not finding a
>> ready answer. We disabled the local administrator account through
>> group
>> policy on a computer. We then unfortunately disjoined that computer
>> from a
>> domain at the domain controller. The computer cannot be logged into by
>> any
>> administrator: it's not in the domain any more, and the local
>> administrator
>> is disabled. How do I re-enable the local administrator account?
>>
>> I have an ERD Commander 2005 boot disk. I thought the LockSmith program
>> on
>> that CD was supposed to have a checkbox to re-enable the administrator's
>> account, but I don't find it. Instead, LockSmith just changes the
>> password of the account. It's not the password I need to change.
>>
>> Is there a registry setting that would correspond to disabling this
>> account?
>> What are some valid approaches to re-enabling this account? I realize I
>> can boot in safe mode, but what good is that going to do me?
>>
>> --
>> Will
 
Re: Re-Enabling Local Administrators Account

Hello Will,

COTS software i don't know, but what i know is that this tool works great.
Used it very often on all differnet versions.

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> "Syed Khairuddin" <syed@cigalah.com.sa> wrote in message
> news:8EC86C66-D0AA-42AF-A356-E047D8C8E8C2@microsoft.com...
>
>> Hello Will,
>>
>> Thanks for posting. Please use the tool listed be which is completely
>> free and has an option to enable the disabled accounts.
>>
>> http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/
>>
> I would really rather stay with commercial off-the-shelf software if
> at all possible.
>
>> "Will" wrote:
>>
>>> Okay, this one must get asked three times a month, but I'm not
>>> finding a
>>> ready answer. We disabled the local administrator account through
>>> group
>>> policy on a computer. We then unfortunately disjoined that
>>> computer
>>> from a
>>> domain at the domain controller. The computer cannot be logged
>>> into by
>>> any
>>> administrator: it's not in the domain any more, and the local
>>> administrator
>>> is disabled. How do I re-enable the local administrator account?
>>> I have an ERD Commander 2005 boot disk. I thought the LockSmith
>>> program
>>> on
>>> that CD was supposed to have a checkbox to re-enable the
>>> administrator's
>>> account, but I don't find it. Instead, LockSmith just changes the
>>> password of the account. It's not the password I need to change.
>>> Is there a registry setting that would correspond to disabling this
>>> account?
>>> What are some valid approaches to re-enabling this account? I
>>> realize I
>>> can boot in safe mode, but what good is that going to do me?
>>> -- Will
>>>
 
Re: Re-Enabling Local Administrators Account

Apparently I leaped before I looked. You can boot in safe mode and the
administrator is accessible. You can then go into the Computer Manager and
enable the Administrator account, reboot in full mode, and local Admin is
available again.

--
Will

"Will" <westes-usc@noemail.nospam> wrote in message
news:yeGdnTHgdZch7vHVnZ2dnUVZ_sninZ2d@giganews.com...
> Okay, this one must get asked three times a month, but I'm not finding a
> ready answer. We disabled the local administrator account through group
> policy on a computer. We then unfortunately disjoined that computer from
> a domain at the domain controller. The computer cannot be logged into by
> any administrator: it's not in the domain any more, and the local
> administrator is disabled. How do I re-enable the local administrator
> account?
>
> I have an ERD Commander 2005 boot disk. I thought the LockSmith program
> on that CD was supposed to have a checkbox to re-enable the
> administrator's account, but I don't find it. Instead, LockSmith just
> changes the password of the account. It's not the password I need to
> change.
>
> Is there a registry setting that would correspond to disabling this
> account? What are some valid approaches to re-enabling this account? I
> realize I can boot in safe mode, but what good is that going to do me?
>
> --
> Will
>
 
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