So I think I have the correct password, but no matter what I get an error when connecting. I think he may have changed the management ports. I should be able to log in via console and change all of that there, correct?
If so I'll google the guide. My biggest question is if I try to log in and the password is wrong will it tell my username and or password is wrong or will it just say "error, cannot connect"? Thank you, Brett A Mansfield > On Nov 9, 2016, at 10:07 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm > <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > > man, ive been hiding that shame for some time, im glad to know someone else > out there is equally as guilty > >> On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: >> OK, I am lazy, which means I use Winbox, and it has the password stored for >> every Mikrotik I manage. Plus I use Winbox on several computers - laptops, >> desktops, and computers I remote into. I take it this guy was not similarly >> lazy? If I was the fired ex-admin, all you would need is to find one of the >> computers I used Winbox on. Even if it's not possible to decrypt the stored >> passwords, you could Winbox into every Mikrotik and change the password. >> >> I guess real men use SSH and the CLI. Oh, and don't store the credentials >> in their SSH client. >> >> Note, it appears Winbox 3 stores the passwords as cleartext in >> settings.cfg.viw. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Butch Evans >> Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 9:10 AM >> To: af@afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik Password reset for inherited network >> >> On Wed, 2016-11-09 at 00:24 +0000, Brett A Mansfield wrote: >> > I was able to find the backups. Sadly they are running v6.36. >> > >> > If I default it can I restore its config and change the password or >> > will it apply the old one? >> > >> > >> >> Google for "mtpass". That will find the passwords in the backup file. >> If these backups contain the "old" OR the "new" password, when you >> default/restore the backup, the password will be whatever is in that file. >> >> >> -- >> Butch Evans >> Training and Support for WISPs >> 702-537-0979 >> http://store.wispgear.net/ >> http://www.butchevans.com/ >> >> > > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as > part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
