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-----Original Message-----
From: Martin L. Drury Jr. [mailto:mdruryads-corp.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 1:05 PM
To: focus-mssecurityfocus.com
Subject: Retrieving NT 4 Administrator password

Hello all,
        First, if this is not the appropriate place for this, my apologies.

        I'm in need of a little bit of help. Roughly 4 years ago, while
working
for a non-profit community network, I set up an NT 4.0 based LAN (no
internet access) for a Library. There were two accounts that had
Administrative access, mine, and the Administrator. Under normal
operations, no one was ever logged into the server, and the accounts used by
the workstations did not have administrative access.

        Now, 4 years later, they needed to update some software that is
installed
on the server, and apparently no one remembers the Administrator account
password (they said they had it written down, but apparently they didn't,
all they managed to do was lock themselves out of the account). I have long
since forgotten the password I used (given enough tries, I'm sure I could
remember it, but well, I don't want to lock out my account as well). Is
there an easy way to retrieve/reset the administrator password without
damaging the data stored on the server?

        I believe at most the machine has SP3 installed on it. The copy of
NT was
installed off of a Back Office CD, but I don't recall whether or not it had
Service Packs or not. All the information I had concerning the machine was
given to the non-profit when I left there 3 years ago, and since then, they
have conviently lost it. Any pointers anyone could give me on what steps I
need to take would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance,

Martin L. Drury Jr.
Advance Data Systems, Inc.
502-228-3396 x117
mdruryads-corp.com

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