RE: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout

From: DSardina (dsardina_at_si.rr.com)
Date: 08/16/04

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    To: "'Robert Ritchey'" <rritchey@eods.com>, <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:53:14 -0400

    Hi Robert:

    I know this is probably what you don't want to hear but, I would format the
    box.
    Other then that you can try to crack the SAM file for admin passwords, which
    is time consuming.

    There is nothing better then a nice clean format, especially that you just
    inherited a foreign box,
    and you know things are out of date on it. Might as well go for the format.

    Just my 2cents.
    Good Luck-

    DS

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Robert Ritchey [mailto:rritchey@eods.com]
    Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 5:56 PM
    To: focus-ms@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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