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July 29th, 2002, 04:09 PM
#1
Junior Member
Lost Local Admin Password
Not sure if I'm even suppose to ask this here, but.......
I was going to re-image a server CD tower with NT Server on it. It hasn't been used in a while and no one knows local admin password.
I went into setup and changed the boot sequence so as to boot from CD. It still won't do it. Using a boot disk I'm able to get into DOS, but does anyone know how I could pull local admin password from there or some other way to re-load NT Server on it?
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July 29th, 2002, 04:14 PM
#2
Your just going to have to re-install the OS.
EDIT: I will add that there are ways to do it, but not myself or anyone else is at liberty to tell you how. Happy hunting.
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July 29th, 2002, 04:17 PM
#3
xmaddness is right. Format and reload the OS.
If this was a social engneering ploy to get the admin pass, nice try.
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July 29th, 2002, 04:25 PM
#4
What about the NT Password & Registry Editor?
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July 29th, 2002, 04:33 PM
#5
Senior Member
Hmm...what about the domain admin password? If you can get in on that, you should be good to change the local admin password.
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July 29th, 2002, 04:39 PM
#6
Junior Member
I think so too, jezter6 ... the "domain admin" is normally able to change the local admin passwd by default!!!!
\"Imagination is more important than knowledge\" (A. Einstein)
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July 29th, 2002, 05:50 PM
#7
Junior Member
Thanks for the comments,
Well, the machine hasn't been on domain for quite a while, so using network admin rights isnt an option, and I set it in the BIOS screen to boot from CD-ROM, but it isnt working either.
I did find a way to pull the SAM file out through DOS, so I just have to crack it now.
Thank you for your comments and help.
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July 30th, 2002, 03:53 AM
#8
I think I should help him... It sounds legit......
/me has a moment of weakness
Ok, Go here and read up.... This disk does everything.... I once lost my 2k Admin password and was stuck for a while without a computer
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July 30th, 2002, 04:20 AM
#9
Member
Hi!
Windows NT, no?
U can open the PC? If u can do it:
* put the HD in other PC as slave
* rename the file logon.scr as logon.scr.old
* rename cmd.exe as logon.scr
* put the HD on server
* power on
* wait until cmd.exe run
* u have admin rigths...
U can use the user manager too.
ByE!
Groby
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July 30th, 2002, 06:06 AM
#10
Member
If you're administering a win NT/2k network then a good tool to have is the Winternals Admin Pack (found at http://www.winternals.com) Lot's of programs included to make your adminstration of that NT network easier. I've used it a bit and would reccomend it to just about anyone. Hope this helps.
-the eeshman
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