I'm pretty sure it was set up by original IT as main account for automated processes (scheduled tasks, antivirus, backups etc). Not sure how deep the tendrils go though...Sorry, this is a real broad question, but any advice on things to check/expect? Any horror stories about switches/file permissions etc? It's a pretty flat network with ~13 servers (Ubuntu and Windows 2003/2008), no Exchange, Non-IP phone system, Sonicwall NSA, HP switches, 1 file server, 2 domain controllers, 1 VMWare Esxi Host. Nothing clustered that I know of. Just wanted to see if you guys had any surprises changing the main domain admin password on a network.
EDIT: Didn't realize it, but after telling me to change the domain admin account, my boss and the administrative secretary both left for the weekend! They either trust me or they don't understand the multitudes of shit that might happen. Thanks for the tips, sounds like it's going to be a case of seeing what breaks...already finding scheduled tasks I didn't know about that use the account credentials.
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