Unable to Change Administrator Password

[Guest James]

I am running Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition and I am unable to

change the password on the administrator account. Actually, I am unable to

reset any users' password in AD. I right click on the user account, select

reset password, type in the new password, hit enter, and I get the following

AD error message:

 

"Windows cannot complete the password change for Administrator because:

Windows cannot find the network path. Verify that the network path is

correct and the destination computer is not busy or turned off. If Windows

still cannot find the network path, contact your network administrator."

 

Note. I am at the local machine trying to do this, if it makes any difference.

 

Thanks in advance,

James

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Unable to Change Administrator Password

 

 

"James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:259ED086-631E-4A54-9863-8D8DF73BF185@microsoft.com...

>I am running Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition and I am unable to

> change the password on the administrator account. Actually, I am unable

> to

> reset any users' password in AD. I right click on the user account,

> select

> reset password, type in the new password, hit enter, and I get the

> following

> AD error message:

>

> "Windows cannot complete the password change for Administrator because:

> Windows cannot find the network path. Verify that the network path is

> correct and the destination computer is not busy or turned off. If

> Windows

> still cannot find the network path, contact your network administrator."

>

> Note. I am at the local machine trying to do this, if it makes any

> difference.

>

> Thanks in advance,

> James

>

 

You wouldn't have a %temp% variable that points at a mapped

folder, would you?

[Guest James]

Re: Unable to Change Administrator Password

 

I am sorry you'll have to excuse my lack of technical knowledge, but I am not

sure

that means. Where would I look to find this?

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:259ED086-631E-4A54-9863-8D8DF73BF185@microsoft.com...

> >I am running Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition and I am unable to

> > change the password on the administrator account. Actually, I am unable

> > to

> > reset any users' password in AD. I right click on the user account,

> > select

> > reset password, type in the new password, hit enter, and I get the

> > following

> > AD error message:

> >

> > "Windows cannot complete the password change for Administrator because:

> > Windows cannot find the network path. Verify that the network path is

> > correct and the destination computer is not busy or turned off. If

> > Windows

> > still cannot find the network path, contact your network administrator."

> >

> > Note. I am at the local machine trying to do this, if it makes any

> > difference.

> >

> > Thanks in advance,

> > James

> >

>

> You wouldn't have a %temp% variable that points at a mapped

> folder, would you?

>

>

>

[Guest Ace Fekay [MVP]]

Re: Unable to Change Administrator Password

 

In news:259ED086-631E-4A54-9863-8D8DF73BF185@microsoft.com,

James <James@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> I am running Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition and I am unable

> to

> change the password on the administrator account. Actually, I am

> unable to reset any users' password in AD. I right click on the user

> account, select reset password, type in the new password, hit enter,

> and I get the following AD error message:

>

> "Windows cannot complete the password change for Administrator

> because: Windows cannot find the network path. Verify that the

> network path is correct and the destination computer is not busy or

> turned off. If Windows still cannot find the network path, contact

> your network administrator."

>

> Note. I am at the local machine trying to do this, if it makes any

> difference.

>

> Thanks in advance,

> James

 

Sounds like the DC is trying to find the DC that holds the PDC Emulator FSMO

role. Even if it is the DC itself you are attempting this on, it still needs

to find it. How does it find it? It queries DNS, specifically the DNS

address in IP properties. Now if you have an ISP or some other external DNS

address listed, then I would expect things like this to occur as well as

numerous other problems.

 

What can also cause it if the domain controller is multihomed, meaning it

has multiple NICs installed. This is a real big problem with DCs.

 

Another cause is if the AD DNS domain name is a single lable name, such as

the domain (zone) name in DNS is "DOMAIN" rather than the required minimum

format of "domain.com,", "domain.local," "domain.james," etc.

 

To better assist, please post an UNEDITED ipconfig /all. This will allow us

to view your AD infrastructure basic configuration to help towards coming up

with a solution.

 

 

--

Regards,

Ace

 

This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and

confers no rights.

 

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT,

MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services

Microsoft Certified Trainer

 

Infinite Diversities in Infinite Combinations

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Unable to Change Administrator Password

 

Mhm. You open the Control Panel / System / Advanced /

Environmental Variables and examine the various "temp"

variables.

 

 

"James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:6628E5E2-0182-458F-8A96-82F38E7146FE@microsoft.com...

>I am sorry you'll have to excuse my lack of technical knowledge, but I am

>not

> sure

> that means. Where would I look to find this?

>

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>>

>> "James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:259ED086-631E-4A54-9863-8D8DF73BF185@microsoft.com...

>> >I am running Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition and I am unable to

>> > change the password on the administrator account. Actually, I am

>> > unable

>> > to

>> > reset any users' password in AD. I right click on the user account,

>> > select

>> > reset password, type in the new password, hit enter, and I get the

>> > following

>> > AD error message:

>> >

>> > "Windows cannot complete the password change for Administrator because:

>> > Windows cannot find the network path. Verify that the network path is

>> > correct and the destination computer is not busy or turned off. If

>> > Windows

>> > still cannot find the network path, contact your network

>> > administrator."

>> >

>> > Note. I am at the local machine trying to do this, if it makes any

>> > difference.

>> >

>> > Thanks in advance,

>> > James

>> >

>>

>> You wouldn't have a %temp% variable that points at a mapped

>> folder, would you?

>>

>>

>>