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The user would have to know exactly when and where to look to get the password, wouldn't they?



Well whether you know it or not, there might actually be someone working there that actually does know or play with computers at an advanced level.

Does that mean that someone is going to find it, no. However it is just NOT a good Best Practice to employ some technique that has a potential to allow someone to obtain Domain Admin rights.

There have been suggestions to help you achieve your task with minimal risk.

You may get away with it many times but if some day someone did locate it and use it against you in a destructive manner then you would really be sorry you didn't follow stricter safety precautions.