On 2004-08-13 Robert Ritchey wrote:
The network that I have is rather small. 1 server, and 4 workstations.
I inherited the systems. There has been no administrator working there
for a little over a year.
[...]
Nobody knows any of the passwords for anything on the system. Any of
the passwords that are in use are not allowed administrator access. I
do mean for anything! I can't even get Symantec to update virus
signatures, as I do not have a password to do the update with.
[...]
I am looking for options, before I have to go and reformat and rebuild.
[...]
Does anyone know of any other way to take control of this machine and
network.
Yes. This is a frequently asked question and some googling (or searching
the list archive) should have unearthed the answer.
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
--
"Those who would give up liberty for a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety, and will lose both."
--Benjamin Franklin
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