Tips for Directory Services Restore Mode
If you have a Windows Server running Active Directory, typically in a business environment or maybe Small Business Server in a small company, you may someday have to boot into Directory Services Restore Mode.
Just in case you might have to, I suggest a trial run when nothing is wrong.
BACKUP FIRST!
If you need to reset Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Account Password because you don’t know what it is, then check out this short how-to article from our friends at Microsoft here.
The next tip is in case you have renamed the Administrator account for the Domain for security purposes to something other than Administrator, keep in mind that in Directory Services Restore Mode the user name is still “Administrator”.
Take notes and have them available in case you ever need it.
