Reset the DSRM Administrator Password

Reset the DSRM Administrator Password

Amr Abbas1

29 May 2012 4:29 AM

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To Reset the DSRM Administrator Password

Click, Start, click Run, type ntdsutil, and then click OK.
At the Ntdsutil command prompt, type set dsrm
password.
At the DSRM command prompt, type one of the following
lines:
- To reset the password on the server on which you are
  working, type reset password on server null. The null
  variable assumes that the DSRM password is being reset on the local computer.
  Type the new password when you are prompted. Note that no characters appear
  while you type the password.
  
  -or-
- To reset the password for another server, type
  reset password on server
  servername, where
  servername is the DNS name for the server on which
  you are resetting the DSRM password. Type the new password when you are
  prompted. Note that no characters appear while you type the
  password.
At the DSRM command prompt, type q.
At the Ntdsutil command prompt, type q to exit.

Comments

Carol

16 Mar 2014 12:41 AM

Great tutorial! There is another way to reset dsrm password when we're locked out.
http://www.top-password.com/knowledge/reset-directory-services-restore-mode-password.html

This have saved me many times.
James

19 Jun 2014 4:05 AM

A good guide to reset DSRM Administrator Password, I also get a solution to do so, here is the software:
http://www.passwordtech.com/windows-password-recovery.html

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