my log on password is not working on my windows server 2003 I have another user but my policy won't let me log on interactly

Hello, then use the physical machine to logon, does it work? Did you try the builtin Administrator to logon? Which EXACT error message do you get?Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Hello, use a local admin account to logon directly on the computer. If the problem is with an AD user then possible that you have AD replication problems. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator

Hi, Please try to use the Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) Administrator account to perform a restore. If the password for DSRM Administrator account is also missing, please use the following commands to reset it: ntdsutil set dsrm password reset password on server null For more information, please refer to the following Microsoft KB article: How To Reset the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Account Password in Windows Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322672 After that, you may perform a restore back to the point before encountering the password issue. How to perform an authoritative restore to a domain controller in Windows 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241594 Regards, Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.