Re: [PLUG] File Recovery using Linux

["Mike Leone" <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

> Also, by deleting the file altogether I BELIEVE resets
> the admin password to none at all.

Unfortunately, Linux does not support the version of NTFS that's in Win2K,
which he has. So there's no way in Linux to read his disk, much less write
to it (i.e., delete a file).

>
> --- "Kevin D. McAllister"
> <mclazarus@aggressivelyuninterested.com> wrote:
> > An approach I have seen taken was to make a linux
> > boot disk with NTFS
> > and grab the NT password file and then run
> > lophtcrack against it to
> > get the password.  This was effective as it was a
> > braindead password
> > and took about 10 minutes to crack.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > On or about Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 12:10:30PM -0500,
> > Adam Van Antwerp wrote:
> > > I will keep this short and simple,
> > >
> > > 1)M$ 2000 box with lost Admin password, will not
> > logon to pdc either
> > > 2)Can I make a boot disk with NTFS and network
> > support to recover some files
> > > ?
> > >                        All suggestions
> > welcome.......
> > >
> > > Adam Van Antwerp
> > > Fleet Coordinator
> > > Prince Telecom Holdings, Inc.
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> > > New Castle, DE 19720
> > > V (302)324-1800x250
> > > F (302)324-0428
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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