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RE: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout
From: "Jason Haith" <jhaith () genesissys com>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:43:36 -0500
Robert, You could use the NT Password & Recovery CD by Peter Nordahl, it will allow you to reset the password so you can get admin access. Can be downloaded at the following link http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ and also has instructions on how to use. Jason Haith -----Original Message----- From: Robert Ritchey [mailto:rritchey () eods com] Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:55 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout Hello All, The network that I have is rather small. 1 server, and 4 workstations. I inherited the systems. There has been no administrator working there for a little over a year. What administrator that was there, was very much non-technical. When the network was built whoever built the server installed everything they possibly could. This system now how few main functions: 1. File server 2. Internet Gateway 3. Symantec Virus manager Nobody knows any of the passwords for anything on the system. Any of the passwords that are in use are not allowed administrator access. I do mean for anything! I can't even get Symantec to update virus signatures, as I do not have a password to do the update with. The signature is like 2003 date. It is just very frustrating! I am looking for options, before I have to go and reformat and rebuild. This would in some ways make life simpler, there are wrinkles in that all of there operational data and other services are on the server. We are currently moving foreword with a plan to rebuild. This will happen; I would rather pick the time to do it. Rather than have it forced on me. Does anyone know of any other way to take control of this machine and network. Thanks for your time and any ideas will be appreciated. Robert Ritchey --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. Mention this ad and get $545 off any course! All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 10 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. Visit us at: http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. Mention this ad and get $545 off any course! All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 10 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. Visit us at: http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Windows 2000 Administrator lockout Robert Ritchey (Aug 16)
- RE: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout Jason Haith (Aug 17)
- Re: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout Bruno Guedes Souto (Aug 17)
- Re: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout fiber (Aug 23)
- Re: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout some guy (Aug 17)
- Re: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Aug 17)
- Re: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout Mark Johnson-Barbier (Aug 17)
- RE: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout Rob Morgan (Aug 19)
- Re: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout Alexandre Verriere (Aug 23)
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- RE: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout adisegna (Aug 17)
- RE: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout Dinis Cruz (Aug 20)
- RE: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout Mark Medici (Aug 18)
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