Password issue

[Betts1964]

I am getting the following error on server 2012 r2 " local admin account isn't strong enough"

 

How do I change it and is there anything special I need to do?

[Jordan]

52 minutes ago, bergy1964 said:

I am getting the following error on server 2012 r2 " local admin account isn't strong enough"

 

How do I change it and is there anything special I need to do?

 

Check this out.

Might help.

 

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To reset the password on your Windows 2012 server, simply complete the following steps:

• Boot from the Micrsoft Windows Server 2012 DVD
• From the Windows Setup menu, click “Next”.
• Select “Repair your computer”
• Under Choose and option, click on “Troubleshoot”.
• Under Advanced options, click “Command Prompt”.
• At the command prompt, run the following commands:
  d:
  cd windows\system32
  ren Utilman.exe Utilman.exe.old
  copy cmd.exe Utilman.exe
• Close the command prompt and then click “Continue”.
• The server should now boot and present the logon screen. Here click Windows Key + U.
• At the prompt you can now change the password, by typing the following command:
  net user administrator Password123
  This will set the password for the Administrator user to be Password123 (case sensitive).

Closing the command prompt, you should now be able to log back onto the server using the password you have provided in the last step.

Cleanup Steps

Once you have verified you can log on to the server you will have repeat the steps above and boot using the Windows Server 2008 DVD/ISO and run the command prompt again.

• Restart your server and once again, boot from the Micrsoft Windows Server 2012 DVD
• From the Windows Setup menu, click “Next”.
• Select “Repair your computer”
• Under Choose and option, click on “Troubleshoot”.
• Under Advanced options, click “Command Prompt”.
• At the command prompt, run the following commands:
  d:
  cd windows\system32
  ren utilman.exe utilman.exe.new
  copy utilman.exe.old utilman.exe

• Close the command prompt and then click “Continue”.