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We have VM hosted in Azure public cloud, has the Active directory role installed on it, however forgotten the password active directory administrator account
Please let us know how to reset the password for Active directory administrator account ?
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Follow https://petri.com/reset-expired-domain-admin-password-in-azure-vm/
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Marcin
we tried this solution earlier but didn't worked.
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Hello,
Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.
You may reset your Azure VM Password using the Azure Portal. Follow these steps:
Sign in to the Azure portal.
Navigate to Virtual Machines.
Select the Windows VM for which you want to reset the password.
Under Support + Troubleshooting, click Reset Password.
Follow the wizard to update the credentials.
For more detailed information, please refer to: How to Reset a Azure VM Password? - GeeksforGeeks
I hope the information above is helpful.
Best Regards,
Yanhong Liu
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VM Password reset i know. questions is how to reset the active directory domain controller admin account password hosted on Azure VM?
Follow the solution I provided.
If the above response helps answer your question, remember to "Accept Answer" so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.
hth
Marcin