Reset Active Directory Restore Mode (DSRM) Password
If you forgot Active Directory Restore Mode (DSRM) Password, here you find how to reset it:
1- Open cmd.
2- Type ntdsutil.
3- Type set DSRM Password.
4- When it prompts to Reset DSRM Administrator Password, enter “Reset Password on server “. Where DomainControllerName is the DC name on which you want to reset DSRM administrator password.
5- When it prompts to type password for DS Restore Mode Administrator Account:, enter a new DSRM password.
6- Confirm new password.
7- Type quit.
8- If you will perform no other operations by ntdsutil utility, type quit again to quit ntdsutil.
