RE: remote administration via hidden shares

["Raoul Armfield" <armfield () amnh org>]

the syntax is as follows

\\machinename\c$   This can be DNS or NetBIOS name or IP address.

Of course this will only work if you have an administrative account on
that machine.

Raoul

:-----Original Message-----
:From: Bryan Sultanik [mailto:Bryan.Sultanik () tdh state tx us] 
:Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 3:59 PM
:To: 'security-basics () securityfocus com'
:Subject: remote administration via hidden shares
:
:
:I am trying to remotely administer serveral computers via the C$
share
:(e.g. remote installation of anti-virus sw). All of our 
:computers belong
:to the same WG. How do I go about accessing the hidden share?
: 
:Thanks,
:Bryan
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