How to reset Windows XP/2000 default system security

I bet some of you guys have had these "power users" that absolutely screw up their own workstations so much so that you as an administrator can't control the file system nor control the machine remotely.

Well...

To restore Windows 2000/XP’s default system security you can execute following command:

secedit /configure /cfg "%systemroot%\security\templates\setup security.inf" /db waisaw.sdb /verbose

If file “%systemroot%\security\templates\setup security.inf” does not exist, retrieve it from another XP machine.

How to reset trust between parent and child domains

Try this from the parent domain:

NETDOM TRUST parentdomain.com /Domain:child.parentdomain.com /UserD:child\administrator /PasswordD:* /UserO:parent\administrator /PasswordO:* /Reset /TwoWay

RSA II Slimline Refresh 1 (Remote Supervisor Adapter II Slimline Refresh 1 - Part number 39Y9566)

This is a real PITA. Nothing like searching/googling, trawling through the net looking for this needle in the haystack.

Especially if your fingers are fast becoming frozen after spending 6 hours in a proper data center...

Adapter ships with old firmware and won't work with newer servers unless firmware is updated.

Firmware is also very difficult to find from IBM's website.

When you try to open a remote console (after installing the adapter) you'll hit this error:
The firmware on this ASM does not include functionality to support this server. You can update its firmware on the next page

In my case, had just added the (P/N 39Y9566 Remote Supervisor Adapter II Slimline refresh 1)


There are two packet files that to be updated in sequence:
1st - PAETBRUS.PKT
2nd - PAETMNUS.PKT


You can find the firmware update files here:
http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-64575&brandind=5000008