Changing Admin Password

sleemie · 03-18-2003, 09:03 AM

How do you change the Administrator password on an 2000 system if you don't know the existing password without reinstalling the operating system?

**Pseudocyber** · 03-18-2003, 09:20 AM

If you have access to the box, you could boot it into DOS or use a DOS boot disk. There are a couple password hack programs you can run against the password file. I forget what the one I'm thinking about is ... it's by Cult of the Dead Cow.

I assume you ARE the Administrator aren't you ... ?

**Pseudocyber** · 03-18-2003, 09:23 AM

I googled it ....

L0phtcrack

**johnwill** · 03-18-2003, 02:47 PM

The next time this happens, have this little utility on hand. :) NT Off-Line PW Editor

**Fox** · 03-19-2003, 09:15 AM

Cult of the Dead Cow... they did BackOrifice too

**Pseudocyber** · 03-19-2003, 10:48 AM

Yep.

tcheavey · 03-19-2003, 07:19 PM

Hey sleemie, Where do you work? Is it that little compound on GW parkway near Arlington? The CIA. Just kidding.:D

03-18-2003, 09:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
sleemie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 156 OS: Windows XP	Changing Admin Password How do you change the Administrator password on an 2000 system if you don't know the existing password without reinstalling the operating system?

03-18-2003, 09:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Pseudocyber NetEngr/Geek Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Earth\US\NC\Charlotte Posts: 1,394 OS: Win2K	If you have access to the box, you could boot it into DOS or use a DOS boot disk. There are a couple password hack programs you can run against the password file. I forget what the one I'm thinking about is ... it's by Cult of the Dead Cow. I assume you ARE the Administrator aren't you ... ? __________________ AM = :coffee: PM = :cheers: CCNA, NNCSSx2, MCSE (NT), A+, CNA

03-18-2003, 09:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Pseudocyber NetEngr/Geek Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Earth\US\NC\Charlotte Posts: 1,394 OS: Win2K	I googled it .... L0phtcrack __________________ AM = :coffee: PM = :cheers: CCNA, NNCSSx2, MCSE (NT), A+, CNA

03-19-2003, 10:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Pseudocyber NetEngr/Geek Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Earth\US\NC\Charlotte Posts: 1,394 OS: Win2K	Yep. __________________ AM = :coffee: PM = :cheers: CCNA, NNCSSx2, MCSE (NT), A+, CNA

03-19-2003, 07:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
tcheavey Mech-Tech Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Oakland/Berkley approx. Posts: 289 OS: Win 2K	Hey sleemie, Where do you work? Is it that little compound on GW parkway near Arlington? The CIA. Just kidding.:D __________________ The Redskins Lost. Go Black Knights!!!!

03-18-2003, 02:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	The next time this happens, have this little utility on hand. :) NT Off-Line PW Editor

03-19-2003, 09:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Cult of the Dead Cow... they did BackOrifice too