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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Kern Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 7:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: lots of issues ok. i can reboot it. but linux boot disk doesn't work. any other ideas besides parellel os install? thanks On 8/12/05, Tom Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > no. > they only got DA access to child domain from legal. > this server was a root domain dc that was demoted to a member server. > the only logon possible is local sam.its running dhcp/dns so they > don't want to reboot it. and they're afraid it will never come up too. > > the info i'd really like are the dns zone files and dhcp config which > i can't get without local admin access. > > > i guess i'm outta luck. > > On 8/12/05, ASB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Beyond that issue, have they no legal recourse? > > > > -ASB > > > > On 8/12/05, Tom Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This company is in a jam i've yet to have seen. > > > > > > They outsourced AD/Exchange and when they tried to get it back, > > > the outsource firm demoted their DC's that are phyisically present > > > at the company. some of these former DC's dhcp and dns. > > > now no one knows the local admin password and connectivity between > > > the root has been severed. > > > no one wants to go the linux pw disk route because they can't reboot the server. > > > there's no way i can get local system access to this server that i can think of. > > > > > > is there any other way to change or get the local admin password > > > of what is now essentially a stand alone server? > > > i know this is bodering on "hacking" so i understand if i get no response. > > > just curious if there is a way to do this without a server reboot. > > > thanks a lot. > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our Internet site at http://www.reuters.com To find out more about Reuters Products and Services visit http://www.reuters.com/productinfo Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Ltd. List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
