[TriLUG] OT: Linux to fix W2k3

Carl Crider c.crider at gmail.com
Sat Apr 5 12:20:34 EDT 2008


PHLAK was, unfortunately, discontinued. What a great distro it was though.

> There's always the Knoppix trick:
http://rhadimas.wordpress.com/2006/10/15/reset-windows-password-w-knoppix/

> KnoppixSTD: http://www.knoppix-std.org/

> It looks like ntpasswd may work too:

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Neil L. Little <nllittle at embarqmail.com>
wrote:

> 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/%7Epnordahl/ntpasswd/<
> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/<http://home.eunet.no/%7Epnordahl/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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