[TriLUG] OT: Linux to fix W2k3

Neil L. Little nllittle at embarqmail.com
Sat Apr 5 10:41:02 EDT 2008


There is always PHLAK (Professional Hackers Linux Assault Kit)
This has all the tools you need to get that pesky password.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/phlakproject/

73,
Neil, WA4AZL
JARS Forever!!

Jason Watts wrote:
> 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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