Tried to access XP box in question over the network and get continued access denied b\c it can't authenticate.
Shook ________________________________ From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:12 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: remote reset of local admin password Can you attach the Image to another VM as a Disk drive, and Delete the SAM from the XP workstation, and see if it allows you to login when the new SAM is created? (Either that or you might be able to create another VM with a blank password copy its .SAM file over the other one. Either that or get the .SAM file and run that bugger through OPHCRACK with a brute-force to get the password. Throws shovel to you to smash junior Admin in head. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -----Original Message----- From: Andy Shook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 1:50 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: remote reset of local admin password Scenario... Virtual XP Pro box on my ESX 3.5 cluster has had computer account deleted by a junior admin, whose arse I have already kicked. No problem, pull it our of the domain and re add, right. Yeah, well the local administrator password is not listed in my documentation. (My fault; did not do it at time of P2V b\c this dude was getting fired and I was in pucker mode trying to lock out a high end developer out of everything rather quickly.../end rant) Soooo..I can't log in. Ok, boot machine to my ultimate boot cd and local admin password reset utility. But, utility can't find the SAM b\c it can't read the vmware virtual scsi drive. OK, mount the floppy image with the VMWare XP Pro driver for the scsi disk. No go; utilty is looking for a specific directory (/floppy/scsi). Tried creating /scsi directory on floppy image and coping driver into same, no go. Been piddling with this for a while and I can't get the driver loaded. Any pointers/ideas before I throw my mouse into the wall? TIA, Shook ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
