Hi, Googlians. I put this program on my work computer, and some kid
came in and managed to screw up both the main password, and my
alternet, Administrator password. We are now quite rejected from
getting to Windows. It's a Win 98 system, P2/350.
The kid doesn't remember what he did, and he's not going to be able to
remember anything when I get done with him.
I'm going to be liable to fix/replace this system if I can't fix it
myself!
What the f*ck?
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Request for Question Clarification by
sublime1-ga
on
17 Feb 2003 11:26 PST
calaboss...
According to the support page for SecureIt Pro,
"If you have forgotten your password, use the password reminder
feature of SecureIt Pro to get it back. If you have not enabled
this suggested feature, then users of versions 4.50 and above
have the option of using a user-defined 'back door' feature.
SecureIt Pro would have instructed you on how to operate this
feature when you first ran it. Follow these instructions to
activate the 'back door'."
Also:
"...the advanced Keydisk feature provides for more security by
using a disk as a 'key' to lock and unlock SecureIt Pro."
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~ipex/support/sip_lostpassword.htm
...and from yippiei4free.co.nz:
"backdoor support allows you access using your birthdate/place
details in combination with a secret key/mouse combination."
http://yippee.i4free.co.nz/html/win/utilities/title13724.htm
Please clarify if you configured the backdoor during Setup,
or created a Keydisk. If not, I'm not sure what to tell you.
sublime1-ga
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Clarification of Question by
calaboss-ga
on
17 Feb 2003 11:56 PST
If I remember correctly (and this is an "if"), I only had an
Administrator, and a standard PW. Beyond that I'm lost. It's worked
for over a year. I can't believe this kid "binaried" me like this.
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Request for Question Clarification by
sublime1-ga
on
17 Feb 2003 12:14 PST
calaboss...
The JBCorp website has a FAQ page for SecureIt 1.05 which notes:
"How safe is the password file?"
"Answer: VERY safe! Not only would you have to know where it is
(the reason I DON'T have it in the /etc directory) but you have
to be root just to be able to read the file. This is NOT true
for the passwd file in the etc directory! Now we'll assume they
are able by some means to view the file after finding it, the
password inside is encrypted using the same methods the system
itself uses for storing passwords."
http://users.ez-net.com/~jasonb/secureitfaq.html
Can you boot the machine using a CD or WIN98 floppy disk?
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Clarification of Question by
calaboss-ga
on
17 Feb 2003 12:22 PST
Hi, Sublime1. I appreciate your help, but FAQ's won't do me well. I
know the problem (and I hate the kid). Both PW's are well known to me,
and neither works. I'm working on the boot disk, but it's a cheap
workplace. I have no illusions.
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