Can’t log in After Taking Computer Off Domain and joining it to a workgroup?
If you’re a network admin then you have probably at some point needed to join (or unjoin) a computer from a domain and if you’re even more like me, you probably forget to check and make sure there is a local admin account active before rebooting.
The issue is that a lot of computers that have been unjoined from a domain can no longer be logged into because there is no local account to log in with. All of your domain accounts are no longer viable so you’re stuck trying to guess what the local admin account password is (or if it’s even enabled, which it often is not).
So how do you log in to a computer after taking the computer off the domain?
So, who is this person that is saving network admin’s like you and me from looking like total dopes? I’m guessing their name is Hiren but who knows, all I know is that they created a bootable CD that fixes the sloppy mistake many admins make and it’s located here:
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
- Download and burn the Hiren BootCD from the link above
- Pop in the CD and Boot to it
- Follow the instruction on the Hiren page HERE
- If you don’t have a CD player then use RUFUS to create a bootable ISO on a thumb drive
After Booting the Hirens CD
1. Unlock, create or give admin rights to a local account
2. clear or create a password
4 Save the Changes before exiting and rebooting –THIS IS KEY because a lot of times people forget to save the changes before closing the tool
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