decrypting a file question

From: douglas martin (dsmrtn-supt_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 05/30/05 

Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 09:17:00 -0700

I'm guessing I'm "sol" here but I just have to ask.

A long while back I selected a folder to encrypt using the checkbox on the
folders properties box in the advanced form. It worked just fine. I never
did do anything about creating any certificates or agents or anything as
backup. I'm just an applications guy who needs a lan setup to do what I do,
so I learned enough AD, DNS, Exchange and so forth to make it all more or
less work. I do backups fairly well, and my systyem seems safe enough.

Recently I upgraded my W2K PDC to be a W2K3 SBS PDC. I ran DCPROMO a little
prematurely (on hind sight), and I neglected to remove the encryption
settings on this folder. This server is now just a member server in my new
LAN with a new PDC.

My files and such are all still there. And I can get to all of them, just
can't access the encrypted ones.

Is there an administractive "backdoor" that will gain me access?

regards,

doug

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