Netdom Functionality - Expired server domain passwords.

Hi,

I am trying to find a way to reset the domain password between development machines (that are sometimes turned off for several months - or booted as other machines) and the domain in our development lab. I have not had great results.

I've been experimenting with the Netdom reset cmd (W2K3 R2) and I cannot get the server to reset it's password with the domain unless the machine has a valid trusted connection to the domain.

If I can logon to the server with a domain account (the machine account has a valid password in AD) I can run the netdom reset with no issues - But why would I want to?

If I cannot logon to the server with a domain account (the machine password has either been reset or expired) and use the local server administrator account the netdom reset cmd does not work and I get an access is denied message. - But isn't this why you would want to run the reset?

The syntax I use is the same:
netdom reset "MyServerName" /domain:"mydomain" /UserO:"MyServerName\administrator" /PasswordO:"The-local-admin-PW"

Unfortunately there is no option for the /UserD (domain user).

I have also tried the NLTest but have had no better results.

Does anyone know of a version of netdom that would work to reset computer passwords of dsjoined servers or know of another utilityu that would help me accomplish what I'm trying to do?

Thanks in Advance,

HG