Change Administrator password

Microsoft.Windows.Server.Essentials.ChangeBuiltInAdminPwdFailed (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This monitor detects the following critical alert on the server that is monitored: Change Administrator password

Causes

The server that is monitored raised an critical alert.

Resolutions

The built-in Administrator password was not updated during the installation. It is strongly recommended that you change the password now.

To change the built-in Administrator password:

1. On the server, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.

2. In the navigation pane, expand the domain, and then click Users.

3. Right-click Administrator, and then click Reset Password.

4. Type the new password twice, and then click OK.

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.Server.Essentials.ComputerClass

Parent Monitor

System.Health.AvailabilityState

Category

AvailabilityHealth

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Normal

Alert Auto Resolve

True

Monitor Type

Microsoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType

Remotable

True

Accessibility

Public

Alert Message

Change Administrator password

The built-in Administrator password was not updated during the installation. It is strongly recommended that you change the password now.

To change the built-in Administrator password:
1. On the server, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
2. In the navigation pane, expand the domain, and then click Users.
3. Right-click Administrator, and then click Reset Password.
4. Type the new password twice, and then click OK.

RunAs

Default

Source Code:

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  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.Server.Essentials.ChangeBuiltInAdminPwdFailed_AlertMessageResourceID">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="FirstEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="FirstEventRaised" HealthState="Error"/>

    <OperationalState ID="SecondEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="SecondEventRaised" HealthState="Success"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

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    <FirstLogName>Microsoft-Windows-ServerEssentials/Admin</FirstLogName>

    <FirstExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">1280</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">Microsoft-Windows-Windows Server</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[1]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">ChangeBuiltInAdminPwdFailed</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[2]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetbiosComputerName$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </FirstExpression>

    <SecondComputerName>$Target/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</SecondComputerName>

    <SecondLogName>Microsoft-Windows-ServerEssentials/Admin</SecondLogName>

    <SecondExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">1283</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">Microsoft-Windows-Windows Server</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[1]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">ChangeBuiltInAdminPwdFailed</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[2]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

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            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </SecondExpression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>