Need to change admin password because someone has cracked The domain using Remote Desktop. I know the act of changing or resetting is not to bad, I am wondering if there is a easy way to figure out the services and programs that are dependent on knowing that password. Can I get some help please?

Hi, As far as know, scheduled tasks or services where this administrator credential is specified will fail if the password is wrong. The best practice is not to use the Administrator user, but to use an account with the minimum permissions required. Here are some discussions about how to discovery where Administrator may be configured: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/winservergen/thread/FD55F136-24EC-4A7E-A9EF-C2DCE8940EA5 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/winserversecurity/thread/4574486e-114a-4e6e-8ee1-3471dfea6e5f http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-ZA/winservergen/thread/27b2aa85-5e64-44f1-a9f3-cfba4b394640 Meanwhile, as this problem is related to SBS, I suggest you also ask in SBS forum. Small Business Server http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/smallbusinessserver/threads Regards, Bruce

Hi, As far as know, scheduled tasks or services where this administrator credential is specified will fail if the password is wrong. The best practice is not to use the Administrator user, but to use an account with the minimum permissions required. Here are some discussions about how to discovery where Administrator may be configured: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/winservergen/thread/FD55F136-24EC-4A7E-A9EF-C2DCE8940EA5 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/winserversecurity/thread/4574486e-114a-4e6e-8ee1-3471dfea6e5f http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-ZA/winservergen/thread/27b2aa85-5e64-44f1-a9f3-cfba4b394640 Meanwhile, as this problem is related to SBS, I suggest you also ask in SBS forum. Small Business Server http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/smallbusinessserver/threads Regards, Bruce