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resetting admin password
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how can this be done.
i can log in as admin in 10.2.8serverbut i cannot run workgroup manager or setting etc.
when i go to accounts preferences and change my password it says it's incorrect but how can it be if i have just logged in?
i won't have the server install cd for a week since it's in the other building and i need access now.
help
thankyou
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Depending on how your authentication system is set up, you may be able to log in as root and reset it that way. root doesn't need to know the existing password of a user to change it.
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ACSA 10.4/10.3, ACTC 10.3, ACHDS 10.3
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thanx for the suggestion. i logged in as root and tried to change the password in user preferences but it replied i have to chnage it in the keychains editor. i went to the keychains editor and i could on see keys set up for the root user.
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Originally posted by rad1sh:
thanx for the suggestion. i logged in as root and tried to change the password in user preferences but it replied i have to chnage it in the keychains editor. i went to the keychains editor and i could on see keys set up for the root user.
That didn't say that you had to change the password in the keychains editor; it said that the keychain password would not be changed. Therefore, it succeeded in changing the password. Whether this fixes your problem or not is another issue.
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my mistake. however after recieving this message i logged back into Admin and checked my password in user preferences but it said it was incorrect.
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My guess at this point is that you have issues with your Open Directory configuration or with the actual info on the Open Directory server. I've read that demoting the server to standalone (from master) and the promoting it back to master can fix these types of problems.
Of course, make a backup first, and only do this at a time that you can take the server down and restore from backup if you have to. I can't be held responsible for a fubar'ed server.
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Originally posted by rad1sh:
my mistake. however after recieving this message i logged back into Admin and checked my password in user preferences but it said it was incorrect.
User preferences? Not Workgroup Manager? Are you using Open Directory at all? If so, is this the master server?
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yes i am using open directory and this is the master server.
After much fiddling i found a solution. I created a new temporary admin acount and then used this account to delete the other admin account. I was then able to administrate the server again. Howver i like to keep things neat and tidy so i then recreated an admin account under the original name and i used this account to delete the temp admin account.
I don't i have fully fixed the problem however as i was unable to administrate the LDAPv3. i had to disable and enable this under open directory assistant and then i had access to the domain.
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