I can access the location where the VSS database files are located. I can also manipulate the users.txt file for VSS. How to add a user for Visual Source Safe without an administrator account, but directly manipulating files?
How to just reset VSS admin password?
I feel like this is a game when it comes to editing files for VSS. Yes, these are just files, but what side effects can occur if you take this approach? This is an unknown amount of what actually happens in the VSS admin console when a new user is added. Why not just do it right?
How to create a local Windows account on a server named Admin? Apparently you should have fluency to add new users to VSS. This offer has been on this thread at microsoft.public.vstudio.sourcesafe since 2003 . Your mileage may vary by version.
If you just want to add new users, create an NT account called Admin and run SourceSafe Admin as that user - a password hint will not appear! You may need to add "Use_Network_Name = Yes" to the srcsafe.ini file for this. Job. The only thing you cannot do is change the password, because you need to know the old password for this.