server 2003 password recovery

dragon · Post by **dragon** » 2007-07-27 03:06am

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.

Resinence · Post by **Resinence** » 2007-07-27 05:17am

I'm wary about posting script-kiddie fodder on public forums, check your PMs, I'm sure it will help

althornin · Post by **althornin** » 2007-07-27 03:51pm

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

dragon · Post by **dragon** » 2007-07-27 04:31pm

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.

RThurmont · Post by **RThurmont** » 2007-07-27 08:32pm

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.

Resinence · Post by **Resinence** » 2007-07-28 02:23am

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.