I've seen many utility tools to change or crack the local administrator
password for a server(Stand Along) or pc in a domain. Is this a
vulnerability with most of the windows OS or is it just a Microsoft design
to access a computer or server in the case the password has been ...

How do I setup my auditing to track files on my windows 2000 server

Having some issues that I'm trying to work through:
   A user from parent domain A wants to RDP to server in Child domain B
The user from A doesn't have a user account in B - but his account is a
member of a universal group in A which is a member of a universal group by

Hello, we have a small Workgroup here at our office.  I'm not really familiar
with Workgroups, as I maintain the Domain that we use company-wide.  
All of the users in the Workgroup share the same username (administrator),
but they each have their own password.  

     If I didn't touch the keyboard or mouse for awhile, the unlock screen
just automatic come up. Then I have to put my password to unlock. How do I
disable this unlock screen ? so, it will not lock my PC anymore? I don't know
what feature in the GPEDIT.MSC to disable?

I am trying to migrate 850+ user accounts from a W2k box to a W2k3 box. They
are in the DMZ, although I could make them a member of a workgroup if needed.
I am concerned about the SID's as I am also migrating the data to the new
server. Anyone have any ideas?

Hello all. I'm a newbie at setting up S/MIME on Exchange 2000.
I am using an internal corporate Certification Authority that distributes  
certificates for encryption and signing email. Is
there a way to sign and/or encrypt only email that is internal only,  

I add the computer from one domain to domain.  However, the original domain
is still  showing the computer name.  This is annoynance because we can not
accurately know if this is a valid computer under the domain.   For an
example, I went to XP, domain section, change it to join ...

Guys , please your suggests !!
It is regarding apply GPO on Active directory. The PDC has the policy
inplemented and "running".. that not the other servers hosted in the domain.
I've tried many things...:

How do I change an administrative password in windows 2000 professional, when
I don't know what the original password was? I own a compaq laptop Armada
7400, which my wife picked up from the salvation army.  I want to be able to
lockup the computer while using it for work but ...

I am looking though my Security log on a Windows 2000 sp4 server that has
Exchange 2000 running on it. The system is located in a DMZ, and only port 25
is allowed through our firewall to it.
I am however noticing a bunch of failure audits as such:

i ve problem with a key register,in win server 2003 HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer\Parameters\RequireSecuritySignature so i had put it at "0", and after some hours it takes its first value "1", i don't know why???
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Hi , i am using W2K server as my file server , is there any way that i can
have a report on users (users whom authenticate through domain) access of the
folders and files ? I just want to know who is accessing the files and when
they're accessing it. Also if possible i want it to ...

I have a problem from the clients to map a unit on my 2003 server. Have user
on the server (LKn) and the login on the doman seams to work fine but i cant
map a network drive. If i use "conect using difrent usernamn" and typing in
the same namn as i logd in to the domain whit then ...

Is there a way to use groups to limit a user to just one network directory.
I have W2K AD with two domains, one forrest: one domain is sub to the 'root'
domain.
The goal is to have this one account, which by default, is a member of the