Lost Local Admin Password

[nate1973]

Not sure if I'm even suppose to ask this here, but.......
I was going to re-image a server CD tower with NT Server on it. It hasn't been used in a while and no one knows local admin password.
I went into setup and changed the boot sequence so as to boot from CD. It still won't do it. Using a boot disk I'm able to get into DOS, but does anyone know how I could pull local admin password from there or some other way to re-load NT Server on it?

[xmaddness]

Your just going to have to re-install the OS.



EDIT: I will add that there are ways to do it, but not myself or anyone else is at liberty to tell you how. Happy hunting.

[alittlebitnumb]

xmaddness is right. Format and reload the OS.

If this was a social engneering ploy to get the admin pass, nice try.

[Joey_Batch_File]

What about the NT Password & Registry Editor?

[jezter6]

Hmm...what about the domain admin password? If you can get in on that, you should be good to change the local admin password.

[[4tt4ck3r]]

I think so too, jezter6 ... the "domain admin" is normally able to change the local admin passwd by default!!!!

[nate1973]

Thanks for the comments,
Well, the machine hasn't been on domain for quite a while, so using network admin rights isnt an option, and I set it in the BIOS screen to boot from CD-ROM, but it isnt working either.
I did find a way to pull the SAM file out through DOS, so I just have to crack it now.
Thank you for your comments and help.

[ac1dsp3ctrum]

I think I should help him... It sounds legit......
/me has a moment of weakness

Ok, Go here (http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/) and read up.... This disk does everything.... I once lost my 2k Admin password and was stuck for a while without a computer :)

[grobyccil]

Hi!
Windows NT, no?
U can open the PC? If u can do it:
* put the HD in other PC as slave
* rename the file logon.scr as logon.scr.old
* rename cmd.exe as logon.scr
* put the HD on server
* power on
* wait until cmd.exe run
* u have admin rigths...

U can use the user manager too.

ByE!
Groby

[eeshman]

If you're administering a win NT/2k network then a good tool to have is the Winternals Admin Pack (found at http://www.winternals.com) Lot's of programs included to make your adminstration of that NT network easier. I've used it a bit and would reccomend it to just about anyone. Hope this helps.

-the eeshman

[dohedo]

look...do a password dump of the Samba. If you cannot do that you are 1)a scriptkiddy, 2)it ain't your sys and you are lying to us, 3)you don't know so much about comps...do a password dump and save the Samba to a disk then you can crack it with a comp that you can access. I give you no more details or help because this is a suspicious question to me and I am not the only one wondering about your motives. If you cannot do this, you'd better reformat and if it ain't yours we know you won't!

[Fakeboy]

Has anyone here tried the Windows NT Password & Registry Editor? Everytime I mention it, no one reacts to it. We use it if we get locked out of a system at work.

[jgreasebal]

On NT you should be able to run setup and select repair. Make sure that the security box is checked, when it goes through the registry it usally clears the local password as long as it's not a domain controller.