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Questions tagged [password-reset]

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There's got to be a FOSS web-based LDAP password reset app out there, right?

It seems like every shop that uses LDAP at some point has to cobble together something to let users reset their passwords without bothering the IT staff. The workflow almost always looks like: User gives username (jblow) Email jblow@company a…
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Unlock Windows AD account & assign *temporary* password via command line?

Joe Brown is on the phone. He is locked out of Windows because he has forgotten his password. We could reset his password via Active Directory Users and Computers, but ADUC is very annoyingly clicky. Of course, it's also possible to unlock Joe…
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How to allow the local Administrator to have access to SQL Server?

One of our clients has an installation of SQL Server Express 2008 R2 that we more or less manage for them. Today I need to create a new database(a fairly rare occurrence). So I go to login as the user we usually use and we don't have permission to…
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Change Microsoft Account to Local Account from Administrator Account

My apologies if this should be posted elsewhere. I've searched around and cannot find an answer, and have found a few places that it seems appropriate to ask, and this is one of them. Let me know if I am wrong and I'll be happy to go…
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How to reset password for HP Proliant ML330 G6

We have HP Proliant ML330 G6 and its BIOS is closed with password. Password is already forgotten and we can't get there. Is there any way to crack or reset a password at this box?
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How to perform a APC 9617 Reset?

I've locked myself out of an APC 9617 management card. Trying to figure out how to reset the password, or even the card to factory defaults. All the documentation I can find says to connect to the serial interface on the 9617 and initiate a reset…
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what to do if i accidentally reset the computer account

I'm not the domain admin, but I thought I could handle a simple task, and apparently I thought wrong, how I need assistance. A computer was locked and we needed to login to shutdown a program that was locking a file. I have done this before: I open…
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Does OWA let users change their AD passwords once their passwords are expired?

We have a cloud active directory server which is running Exchange 2013. We have a lot of users with only exchange accounts and most of them will have their passwords expired in a few days, I was wondering if the users can still reset their password…
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Resetting administrator password on Windows server 2008 R2 over Raid

I have locked both my administrator accounts out on my Windows Server 2008 R2 that has Raid. I tried the following- Insert the original Windows Server 2008 installation DVD Reset the computer, boot from DVD Choose option “Repair your computer”…
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Resetting SP password using jumper P20 doesn't work on Sun Fire x4600 M2

The Sun Fire X4600 M2 Servers Service Manual says installing a shorting jumper across the P20 header pins will reset the SP password and clear the BIOS password. I installed the jumper then powered up the SP and the system fully as this note…
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Changing phpmyadmin root password

I'm trying to figure out how to change the root password for phpmyadmin. I've tried doing this a few times using this: $ mysql -u root -p use mysql; update user set password=PASSWORD("NEWPASSWORD") where User='root' But then when I go to login using…
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The password on this account cannot be changed at this time?

A user in my company forgot his password and I had to reset it to a temporary one. I checked the box that says "User Must Change Password at Next Logon". When he logged on and entered the temporary password and two times his newly chosen password…
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How to set AD password to expired / to be changed with PowerShell

I need to reset a whole load of user passwords and then set them as expired or "User must change password on next login" The password is easy to change with SetADAccountPassword. Looking at the SetADAccountControl cmdlet instructions suggests there…
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Any way to see an Active Directory password?

Before you jump to conclusions, let me explain. We have a password reset tool that is not working. For some reason when you use it, it resets your password to some unknown value (Not what you changed it to, or what it was before). I have setup a…
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Windows bginfo to show A.D expiry date?

Is there anyway in bginfo to show the # of days before A.D. User password needs to be changed? E.g you must change your password in 10 days. A.D password are to be reset every 2 month or 60 days.
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