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Re: win2k pentest - what can i do?


From: Mike DeGraw-Bertsch <mbertsch () oreilly com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 11:59:55 -0400 (EDT)

I'd just change the "Administrator" password--I haven't tried this, but I
believe the command is "cusrmgr -u Administrator -P <newpassword>".  
Alternately, you can change a user's permissions (or add them to the
Local/Domain Administrator group).  "ntrights" changes user permissions.  
Both tactics require, unfortunately, the Win2k resource kit.

  -Mike

On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Matt Andreko wrote:

I normally do not do pen tests on the win2k operating system.  However I am
doing one at the moment.  I have successfully got Administrator privelages,
but only at a pseudo-dos-prompt...  Is there anything i can do to get
graphical abillities, since windows is basically useless without just
graphics.  I have used the "net user" command to create a new user, and
added it to the Administrators group, but I do not have physical access to
this machine.

Any help would be appreciated.

--
Matt Andreko
On-Ramp Indiana
(317)774-2100


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