Exercise 1: Creating a Password Reset Disk on a Computer That Is a Member of a Domain in C#

Encode QR Code 2d barcode in C# Exercise 1: Creating a Password Reset Disk on a Computer That Is a Member of a Domain

1. Log on as the user for whom you are creating a password reset disk. 2. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE. 3. In the Windows Security dialog box, click Change Password. 4. In the Change Password dialog box, click Backup. 5. On the Welcome page of the Forgotten Password Wizard, click Next. 6. On the Create A Password Reset Disk page, make sure that the correct floppy drive is selected; ensure that a blank, formatted, 1.44-MB floppy disk is inserted in the drive; and then click Next. 7. On the Current User Account Password page, type the current password for the account, and then click Next. 8. After Windows writes the key information to the disk, click Next. 9. Click Finish. Remove the disk, label it, and store it in a secure location. If an attacker gains access to this disk, he can log on to your computer without a password.

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1. Log on as the user for whom you are creating a password reset disk. 2. From the Start menu, click Control Panel. 3. In the Control Panel window, click User Accounts. 4. In the User Accounts window, click the account you want to use if you are logged on as an Administrator. Otherwise, continue to the next step. 5. In the Related Tasks section, click Prevent A Forgotten Password. 6. On the Welcome page of the Forgotten Password Wizard, click Next. 7. On the Create A Password Reset Disk page, make sure that the correct floppy drive is selected; ensure that a blank, formatted, 1.44 MB floppy disk is inserted in the drive; and then click Next. 8. On the Current User Account Password page, type the current password for the account, and then click Next. 9. After Windows writes the key information to the disk, click Next. 10. Click Finish. Remove the disk and label it.

Use the following questions to help determine whether you have learned enough to move on to the next lesson. If you are unable to answer a question, review the lesson materials and try the question again. You can find answers to the questions in the Questions and Answers section at the end of this chapter. 1. What can you do when you log on locally to a computer, and what determines what you can do when you log on locally to a computer

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2. What is the main difference in the authentication process for logging on locally to a computer and logging on to a domain

3. Which of the following computers can a user log on to locally Choose all that apply. a. A computer running Windows XP Professional that is in a workgroup b. A computer running Windows XP Professional that is in a domain c. A computer running Windows Server 2003 that is configured as a domain controller d. A computer running Windows Server 2003 that is a member server in a domain 4. Which of the following statements about the Windows Security dialog box are correct Choose all that apply. a. You can access it by pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE. b. The dialog box tells you how long the current user has been logged on. c. The dialog box allows you to log off the computer or domain. d. The dialog box allows a user with administrative permissions to change other users passwords.

By default, Windows XP Professional uses the Welcome screen to allow users to log on locally to the computer. You can configure Windows XP Professional to use the Log On To Windows dialog box instead of the Welcome screen. When a user logs on, she can log on to the local computer; if the computer is a member of a domain, the user can log on to the domain. When a user logs on locally, the local computer does the authentication. When a user logs on to a domain, a domain controller must do the authentication. In a workgroup environment, an access token is the user s identification for that local computer, and it contains the user s security settings. These security settings allow the user to gain access to the appropriate resources on that computer and to perform specific system tasks.

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