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Help Center/ Elastic Cloud Server/ User Guide (Paris Regions)/ Passwords and Key Pairs/ Password Reset/ Resetting the Password for Logging In to a Windows ECS

Resetting the Password for Logging In to a Windows ECS

Updated on 2025-01-27 GMT+08:00

Scenarios

You can reset your ECS password if:

  • The password is forgotten.
  • The password has expired.

The method described in this section can only be used to change the password of a local Windows account, but not the password of a domain account.

Prerequisites

  • A temporary Linux ECS running Ubuntu 14.04 or later is available. It is located in the same AZ and has the same CPU architecture as the target ECS.
  • You have bound an EIP to the temporary ECS and configured the apt-get source.
  • You have used either of the following methods to install ntfs-3g and chntpw software packages on the temporary ECS:

    Method 1:

    Run the following command to install the ntfs-3g and chntpw software packages:

    sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g chntpw

    Method 2:

    Download the ntfs-3g and chntpw software packages of the version required by the temporary ECS OS.

Procedure

  1. Stop the original ECS and detach the system disk.
    1. Log in to the management console.
    2. Under Computing, click Elastic Cloud Server.
    3. Stop the original Windows ECS, switch to the page providing details about the ECS, and click the Disks tab.
      NOTE:

      Do not forcibly stop the Windows ECS. Otherwise, password reset may fail.

    4. Locate the row containing the system disk to be detached and click Detach to detach the system disk from the ECS.
  2. Attach the system disk to the temporary ECS.
    1. On the temporary ECS details page, click the Disks tab.
    2. Click Attach Disk. In the displayed dialog box, select the system disk detached in step 1.d and attach it to the temporary ECS.
    3. Remotely log in to the temporary ECS.
    4. Run the following command to view the directory of the system disk detached from the original Windows ECS now attached to the temporary ECS:

      fdisk -l

    5. Run the following command to mount the file system of the detached system disk to the temporary ECS:

      mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/Result obtained in step 2.d /mnt/

      For example, if the result obtained in step 2.d is xvde2, run the following command:

      mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/xvde2 /mnt/

      If the following error information is displayed after the preceding command is executed, the NTFS file systems may be inconsistent. In such a case, rectify the file system inconsistency.

      The disk contains an unclean file system (0, 0).
      Metadata kept in Windows cache, refused to mount.
      Failed to mount '/dev/xvde2': Operation not permitted
      The NTFS partition is in an unsafe state. Please resume and shutdown
      Windows fully (no hibernation or fast restarting), or mount the volume
      read-only with the 'ro' mount option.

      Back up the disk data, run the following command to rectify the NTFS file system inconsistency, and attach the system disk:

      ntfsfix /dev/Result obtained in step 2.d

      For example, if the result obtained in step 2.d is xvde2, run the following command:

      ntfsfix /dev/xvde2

  3. Change the password of the specified user and clear the original password.
    1. Run the following command to back up the SAM file:

      cp /mnt/Windows/System32/config/SAM /mnt/Windows/System32/config/SAM.bak

    2. Run the following command to change the password of the specified user:

      chntpw -u Administrator /mnt/Windows/System32/config/SAM

    3. Enter 1, q, and y as prompted, and press Enter.

      The password has been reset if the following information is displayed:

      Select: [q] > 1
      Password cleared!
      Select: [q] > q
      Hives that have changed:
      #Name
      0<SAM>
      Write hive files? (y/n) [n] : y
      0<SAM> - OK
  4. Stop the temporary ECS, detach the system disk, and attach the system disk to the original Windows ECS.
    1. Stop the temporary ECS, go to the ECS details page, and click the Disks tab.
    2. Click Detach to detach the data disk temporarily attached in step 2.b.
    3. On the original Windows ECS details page, click the Disks tab.
    4. Click Attach Disk. In the displayed dialog box, select the data disk detached in step 4.b and attach it to the original ECS as the system disk.
  5. Start the original Windows ECS and set a new login password.
    1. Click Start to start the original Windows ECS. After the status becomes Running, click Remote Login in the Operation column.
    2. Click Start. Enter CMD in the search box and press Enter.
    3. Run the following command to set a new password. The new password must meet the password complexity requirements described in Application Scenarios for Using Passwords.

      net user Administrator New password

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