Ever wondered how to recover or reset a forgotten password in WindowsXP? This site will help you get back into your computer, all without reinstalling the operating system. - Version 1.0.0:
Heehee I just had to hack a root password on a Solaris 9 system I was borrowing the machine off a mate for I can practice for my certification stuff. He couldn't remember the password for his own machine
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Same here.... I changed an XP Pro admin password and, for some odd reason, when I logged out, it would not accept the new password to get back in!
I used the link above and created a linux boot floppy with a utility that allowed me to blank the password in the XP SAM file. ...... showing that (on XP like UNIX/Linux) with physical access, password files are easy to edit, when necessary.
I am glad. It would have been a nightmare if I could not have found a way back in!
In XP it is possible to reset lost or forgotten password using Active@ Password Changer utility. it is a really useful tool that never failed me before and worked simply great. It is really awesome, you should defiantely try it.
the gratest soft for changing admin (or another user) on winxp/win2k/win2k3 is NT Offlile Password Recovery And Registery Editor (http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/)
Or ERD Commander. It's more powerfull unlike some thing else =) But not free =(
I've been using various versions of UNIX and Linux since 1993, and I've never run across one that showed your password as you type it in when you log in, or one that stored passwords in plain text rather than encrypted. I'm writing a script for work for a security audit, and two of the... (5 Replies)
If someone a Unix system administrator forgets the root password ?. What will be the consequences ?. Should the OS needs to be reinstalled ?? (6 Replies)
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Sir,
I forgot my password and regitered email.
My user name is : faaarin
Pls. inform me my new password to my email : faaarin { at } hotmail { dot } com
Thanks and Regards
Faroo (1 Reply)
I am new to unix system hence please excuse my ignorance. I ahve a Dell computer Optiplex G1 30 MTR with Sco open server release 5. The system boots and finally asks for the password. Is it posible to retrive my password or change the same as I have lost my original password.
If any further... (2 Replies)
Hello,
I'm going to be studying for my Solaris 9 System Administrator Certification and wondered if anyone had taken the exams and could recommend some good study guides / crams / books.
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