RE: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout

["Dinis Cruz" <dinis () ddplus net>]

Another alternative is to use an exploit to gain a SYSTEM shell in the
server.

If the server is not up-to-date with the latest patches you could use (for
example) the RPC exploits available at SecurityFocus.com.

In fact I once had a similar problem where I made a simple 'mistake' in a
GPO where the administrator lost its login privileges (to solve it I used
the RPC exploit to gain a SYSTEM shell and made another user an
administrator).

Dinis Cruz
.Net Security Consultant
DDPlus

> -----Original Message-----
> From: adisegna () siscocorp com [mailto:adisegna () siscocorp com]
> Sent: 16 August 2004 18:30
> To: rritchey () eods com
> Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: RE: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout
>
> Try this..
>
> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
>
> It works great. I have never tried it on a production domain controller
> with Active Directory installed. If you have no other choice then go for
> it..
>
> Arthur DiSegna
> Information Technology Group
> Security Identification Systems Corporation
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Ritchey [mailto:rritchey () eods com]
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 2:55 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
>
>
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