I need to view someone's emails at work but i don't have their password to log onto windows as them. are there any ways for me to be able to get into it???
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I need to view someone's emails at work but i don't have their password to log onto windows as them. are there any ways for me to be able to get into it???
Yes it is very easy, you logon as administrator, reset their password then login as them.
Better check out the AUP and legality of such an action in your area, I recommend that you talk to your corporate legal department first.
Cheers
/me waits with baited-breath to see what outcome, if any, is reported...
Just ask him to log in for you... no big deal.
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Originally posted here by dougal
I need to view someone's emails at work but i don't have their password to log onto windows as them. are there any ways for me to be able to get into it???
Face/Off (1997)
Tagline: In order to read his emails , he must become him. :D
just have him log in, its the easiest way. cause if you change his password then he'll suspect someone hacked his mail and then you look like the bad guy.
Or better yet, kidnap him, take him to your basement, tie him up using chains, belts, and rope, then slowly torture him until he tells you the password. (Might not be legal in all areas, might want to contact your local PD and ask.)
Retard. =\
Dougal: You say you "need" to view these emails.... What _exactly_ is the burning need? Is it a legal issue or some such and you are responsible for dealing with it?
There are ways but I need more information regarding the operating systems, your rights on those systems and what kind of mail server is being used.
OTOH, if you are someone trying to spy on your co-worker to see what he is saying about you to your boss/girlfriend/wife/boyfriend then you probably came to the wrong place to ask.... Your call...
he might aswell have said "How do I hack hotmail?".
Tiger~ is right, we need to know more about the systems involved. My suggestion works with simple systems that do not require additional passwords for the mail system and/or files within it.
I have had to crack colleague's e-mail systems in the past. They go on vacation and something crops up on a project whilst they are away that needs immediate attention.
That is why I emphasised checking the legality first . Just because some senior manager asks you to do something doesn't mean that you do...........a lot of them can see no further than their next bonus, and do not understand the possible implications :(
This guy's been dealing with something at work and he's now gone on holiday til the end of january. I need to take over but all the details are stored on his emails. Need to get in as its requires immediate attention. I need to know his password to get into windows nt to get onto his emails.
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Originally posted here by dougal
I need to know his password to get into windows nt to get onto his emails.
Perhaps a phone call to him so he can supply the password will work? Or is he possibly checking voice mail?
Oh wait, let me guess, he's out of town and can't be contacted where he's at, right?
If this truly is the situation, then perhaps better planning in the future will remedy this situation from occuring again?
What kind of mailserver is it? Exchange, what?
Ok, so you answered the 'need' part of his question...that sounds legitimate enough.Quote:
Originally posted here by Tiger Shark
Dougal: You say you "need" to view these emails.... What _exactly_ is the burning need? Is it a legal issue or some such and you are responsible for dealing with it?
There are ways but I need more information regarding the operating systems, your rights on those systems and what kind of mail server is being used.
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I'll go out on a limb here, and based on your query and the info you've asked for/provided, I'll make some assumptions and then give you some advice.
Assumptiions:
#1 you are not the enterprise Administrator for Active Directory/NT Domain, Exchange, or Account Management
#2 you haven't asked for or received official permission or sanction to perform this activity
Advice:
#1 present your need to access this email to your manager/supervisor/CEO (as appropriate for the size of your company), and cite your responsibility to handle this situation in the owners absence
#2 request that the email (exchange, lotus, or whatever) admin assist you, either by granting you access. forwarding the messages to you, etc.
#3 make sure you have a paper trail of the authorization. nothing like getting nipped for doing something the boss said you could....
Now you may think I'm full of sh!t, but really, this doesn't really sound like a case where you should *start* ny trying to crack someone's account. I have *NEVER* heard of a situation where an end user has needed to legitimately crack the user account of a co-worker, when it was not a specific part of their job. And in a properly engineered environment, you shouldn't have the need to crack an account...you just request access from the right administrator/support team. As mentioned above, maybe this is a good opportunity to learn and better plan for the next time.
Now that being said, we don't all work in perfect environments, and we don't all have the resources I've described. I'm just trying to help you get the issue resolved without getting pinched for violation of policy.
Dougal............
Don't you read the posts?...........what mail system?............you were asked........you just want his password to NT.............you will not give us enough information to help, because you obviously know jack sh1t about IT, particularly in a corporate environment. Why come to a website like this when you should be going to your IT Systems Administrator?.........Get yourself a life before you get yourself fired and a prison sentence.
YOU ARE A TROLL
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it's true - i do know jack sh!t about IT - that's why i need the help. it's on microsoft outlook. If i know the info you need i can give it to you
Again
Why do you not follow what has been suggested here??
Do you have "permission" from your Boss, IT dept etc to do this??
Why do you not ask the system admin...they can get into it...or give you access??
You havent supplied enough info
MLF
that would be the best thing to do dougal (what morganlefay suggested) ask your boss of you cannot get in touch with the empolyee that you need his password, then if your boss says yes then you cna go to your network admin and whith the proper paperwork get the info you need from the mailserver.
can't get permission for this cos it was meant to have been my responsibility but i had loads of other things to do. He offered to do it for me and i was assured it'd be done before he went away - i know it's sh!t planning
DougalQuote:
Originally posted here by nihil
I have had to crack colleague's e-mail systems in the past. They go on vacation and something crops up on a project whilst they are away that needs immediate attention.
Paraphrase?Quote:
This guy's been dealing with something at work and he's now gone on holiday til the end of january. I need to take over but all the details are stored on his emails. Need to get in as its requires immediate attention. I need to know his password to get into windows nt to get onto his emails.
IMO sounds like BS to me.
You know sometimes you just have to admit you have made a mistake
Buck up
Go to the boss and explain!!
Cause what you are proposing is illegal.......you need "permission"
ELSE
Too Bad
So Sad
Sucks To be You!!
MLF
OK I shall be very blunt.............I assume that several people reading this thread will be perverse enough to follow my logic.
1. Joe goes on vacation..........4 weeks?..........sure as hell isn't the USA? not that, that matters.
2. Bill is told to stand in for Joe by the BOSS.
3. Bill is told we need this on Joe's account NOW!
What should Bill do....................
a: Ask his BOSS for access to the relevant information?
b: Go to his friendly Systems Administrator with a six-pack of the finest?
c: Come to AO and ask how to hack into his corporate network?
Why is it that I have this nasty feeling that someone is not being honest with me?
Maybe I should post this as a poll............or did I mean Troll?
My take :D
Also notice that it was only AFTER I posted a legitimate reason for hacking corporate e-mail, that our little friend came up with a "me too" post?
I rest my case and demand the death penalty
:eek:
While I am inclined to agree the practicalities might preclude this course of action.Quote:
I rest my case and demand the death penalty
Dougal: Listen to Morgan.... She's a smart lady and her advice is spot on.... The penalty for avoiding some work is a lot less than for hacking into a co-workers email......
well as you said dougal, it was your responsibility to take care of it in the first place. since you cant get permission you might as well bite the bullet and take the punishment you have to receieve since it was your project in the first place.
Alright everyone, get your torches and pitch forks! We're going to have us a lynching!!!
Seriously Dougal, there is a wide variety of people at this forum...I can see that, and my rating is still Newbie just like yours. Many of us could probably help you out, and with this wide group of people you have some who might just help you because they can or don't give a rat's ass or whatever, but I would suspect most of us will continue on this path of asking for justification and prodding for a reason to show you how to do this. There are a few reasons why, I'd guess:
#1 professional courtesy...there are Engineers, Analysts, and Administrators here who would not want one of THEIR users getting help from an online community to crack the systems they are supposed to protect and maintain
#2 professionalism...some of the folks here are practicing security professionals that belong to organizations which request or require subscription to a code of ethics, which your request is almost certain to violate
#3 disdain...many probably are insulted by someone showing up with few if any posts, won't respond with details when asked, and is asking bluntly for information that can probably quite easily be found via Google, if one applies a little bit of personal effort and brain sweat.
But hey, I could just be an @sshole, too.
Seniors, if I'm off base here, feel free to flame into oblivion (but easy on the neg's please! My pathetic accumulation of AP's couldn't withstand much.)
I think zencoder and nihil have said it best, and I agree fully...
Admins, methinks it's time to close this thread out...
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Originally posted here by Tiger Shark
While I am inclined to agree the practicalities might preclude this course of action.
Dougal: Listen to Morgan.... She's a smart lady and her advice is spot on.... The penalty for avoiding some work is a lot less than for hacking into a co-workers email......
So umm like, do your lips hurt from ass kissing? ;)
This thread sucks, and the poster is a **** head. Like you use NT of all OSs for a mail server.
even if you get in to his computer, what makes you think that that he doesnt have a password on his email account. If it uses outlook then it just means its connecting to something else, could be an exchange server, could be a pop/imap account somewhere. On top of that, if you get caught doing this youll be in a **** load more trouble then if you fess up to making the mistake of not taking care of it before the guys vacation, after all if you break into one computer you can break into many, then you are a liability. Id honestly just go to the head of IT/ceo/boss what ever and get there help if this actually legit. They will like that you are trying to correct the issue rather then hide it.
Man, leave the thread for a few days and come back and all I see is. Help me hack this, help me crack that. Whats with you people.
dougal, you have been told time and time again what to do. AO is not for people like your self to come and ask how to save your butt when you screw up. If you lose your job over this, either by finding someone to actually tell you how easy it is to gain access to NT and even the mail messages you want. Or for simply not doing what you where suppose to. I hope your next job you realise that your responsibility is nothing but that.. YOURS.
You say this guy is on vacation, everyone owns a cell phone. If this is a company email address someone else (admin, ISP) has the info to get in, you just need PERMISSION.
These people have been very nice so far. (I could have sworn this post was closed)
And you refuse to take their advice. And from the lack of posts from you I would say you are only comming back to skim the thread and see if anyone has posted the answer you want.
I have worked IT for 8 years now and if any of my people ever tried to do what you are. They would be fired.
Take the advice givin by soo many of the others. Either get permission, call the person who owns the account, or contact the people sending the emails and ask it to be resent to your account.
On another note. If you would have simply read through a few posts (one from last week I see) you would see you can defeat the login password very easily.
As far as the email goes, thats someone personal information and if you don't know how to get in you don't need in.
Sorry to be so blunt, you got all the rant for everyone of these people I have seen post this type of garbage today. What heppened to the AO that was about securing sites, boxes, or figuring out network issues.