Resetpass.bat For Symantec 14 Download Site

Introduction If you are a system administrator managing a corporate network, you have likely faced the dreaded scenario: a user forgets their Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client password, or a former IT employee leaves without handing over the Uninstall password. Suddenly, you cannot disable the firewall to install new software, you cannot uninstall an outdated client, and you cannot modify policies.

:: Stop the SEP Management Service temporarily echo Stopping SEP services... net stop "Symantec Endpoint Protection" /y >nul 2>&1 timeout /t 2 /nobreak >nul resetpass.bat for symantec 14 download

Save this file as on your desktop.

Open Notepad and paste the following code. Symantec updates the exact syntax occasionally. This code works for SEP 14.0 through 14.3 RU1. Introduction If you are a system administrator managing

Enter resetpass.bat . This is a lifesaver utility provided officially by Broadcom (formerly Symantec) designed specifically to reset the SEP client password without needing the old one. net stop "Symantec Endpoint Protection" /y >nul 2>&1

:: Alternative command for newer builds (14.3+) :: "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\smc.exe" -p reset

echo. echo Password reset complete. The new password is now BLANK (empty string). echo You can now uninstall or reconfigure SEP without a password. echo. echo IMPORTANT: Restart the computer to apply changes. echo. pause