[TriLUG] OT: Linux to fix W2k3

[Jason Watts]

if you have read on the whole disk, get the password hash... then run it
though cain.  should give you your password that way.

as far as how to do this.... couldent tell you... did it once for a class
almost 2 years ago...

good luck

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 9:30 PM, Carl Crider <c.crider at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was in the same boat, and could not find a lin/gnu tool to get into
> the box.
>
> If you can get Passware, it does exactly what you need. I had to get into
> a
> corrupt Active Directory Server [Win2K3], and it got the job done. Using a
> CD with the OS you need to get into, Passware makes an ISO image.
> Burn the ISO to CD, and when you boot the server, it drops you into a
> console, allowing you to change admin passwords.
>
> Screenshot from their site:
> http://www.lostpassword.com/images/shot-windows-xp-2000-nt.gif
>
> -Carl
>
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Paul G. Szabady <Paul at thyservice.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have an issue I'm hoping some of you gurus might be able to help with
> > and since it uses linux, it's only slightly off topic...I think.  ;)
> >
> > I have friend with a w2k3 server that I need to be able to log into as
> > admin, but we don't have the password.  I have tried some of the tools,
> > such as "Offline NT Password & Reg Editor"
> > (http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/<
> http://home.eunet.no/%7Epnordahl/ntpasswd/<http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/>
> >),
>  > but they all mount the
> > filesystem RO because it wasn't shutdown in a clean manner.
> > Unfortunately, the only account on the server is the admin account, so
> > the only way I can shut it down is by killing power.
> >
> > Anybody run into this before?  Is there better a linux tool I can use
> > that will allow me to force a mount?
> >
> > I've used these tools before with 100% success as long as I was able to
> > log in and shutdown clean.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> >
> > Paul
> > @ Thy Service
> >
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