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  1. #11
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    i can't help too much.. but it seems like permission problem to me =/
    my pages: (great resources for everyone)
    geeksarecool.com resource for computers, hacking, virii, wutnot.
    thepillbox.net archive of logs and resource for laughter.
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  2. #12
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    I did it! I got my server back!

    I had to "hack" myself and it worked nicely! (feels great!):
    My admin account still worked, its just that ntfs permissions on c: and c:\winnt\* and c:\winnt\system32 were set to "system: full control" only.
    So here's how I did it (actually pretty classic win hack):
    connected to \\server\c$,
    had no access at the root but some dirs' ntfs perms were still good (and besides I d: was still ok),
    uploaded netcat,
    tried to run a netcat server piped to cmd.exe with "soon", but it wouldn't run right, so...
    ran a reverse netcat: ran a server on my comp and a piped netcat client on the server (still with the "soon" command)...
    bingo!: had a command prompt running in SYSTEM context!
    finally simply restored acls with xcacls!

    Feels good!

    Ammo
    Credit travels up, blame travels down -- The Boss

  3. #13
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    Re: I really screwed myself this time...

    That's the same problem as having a NT disk that doens't boot ...

    What you can do?

    A.
    You can create a "clean" NT installation on another hard disk, then install the disk with your information. This way you can read all your files. Or if you have a "spare server" you can install the disk there.

    Disadvantages:
    a. You lost the installed software (i.e., you need to reinstall all server applications).
    b. You lost the drivers for specific hardware you may have, so you will need the original disks or download them if possible from the net.
    c. You need to recreate all your security structure : user accounts, permissions, shares, etc.


    B.
    You can use a Linux machine for the same purpose, making sure your linux box can read NTSF.
    Disadvantages: same as above.

    C. You can use Partition Magic to convert your partition to FAT32.
    Disadvantages: same as above.

    So whatever you decide, is a painfull decision... sorry.

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