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server 2003 password recovery
Posted: 2007-07-27 03:06am
by dragon
Ok we have a raid server on a windows server 2003 box that has been off our network for a bit of time. When we went to put it back on we realized that we forgot the stupid password. We don't want to have to baseline the damn thing. So is there any way to recovery the stupid password or something.
Posted: 2007-07-27 05:17am
by Resinence
I'm wary about posting script-kiddie fodder on public forums, check your PMs, I'm sure it will help
Posted: 2007-07-27 03:51pm
by althornin
http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
Thats the NT Offline password recovery CD - always worked great for me.
Now if the machine was a domain controller, thats different.
And its not really script kiddie fodder, because these tools all require physical access.
Other options:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administr ... ssword.htm
If it is a domain controller:
http://www.jms1.net/nt-unlock.shtml
Posted: 2007-07-27 04:31pm
by dragon
Thanks for the help guys. Now that we can get this stupid thing opened were going to turn it into our new ghost server, our old one went kaput with over 200GB worth of backup images.
Posted: 2007-07-27 08:32pm
by RThurmont
Why not just use it as a fileserver, with SMB shares, automatically backing it up every 24 hours or so? That way you don't have to worry about what's on your clients, and if a client does get messed up, you just nuke and reinstall.
Posted: 2007-07-28 02:23am
by Resinence
And its not really script kiddie fodder, because these tools all require physical access.
Not the one I sent him
Although granted a skiddy probably would not be able to get the required access anyway.